Hamlet
Drift Off - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Joanne D'Amico
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2023
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Tonight I will be reading ‘Hamlet’, a play by William Shakespeare, and retold by Edith Nesbit. This storyleans towards the theme of a “revenge tragedy” about a young Danish prince who wants to avenge his father’s death after being visited by the ghost of his father, who reveals to him, his murderer whom Hamlet had suspected. Eventually, Hamlet gets his revenge...but unfortunately ends up paying a very high price for it.
Music in this episode is 'Angel's Whisper' via https://www.storyblocks.com
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax and drift off. |
| 0:20.8 | Thank you for joining me, I'm your host Joanne and it's a pleasure helping you get |
| 0:26.1 | restful sleep. |
| 0:29.1 | I created this podcast because I wanted to provide a quiet space for comfort for my |
| 0:34.2 | listeners. |
| 0:36.0 | Life can get really busy and I want this podcast to be a soft place to land at the end |
| 0:41.6 | of the day where you feel safe and cozy as I read you a bedtime story to help you unwind |
| 0:48.4 | and relax as you ease into a restful night sleep. |
| 0:52.6 | So if you're enjoying the podcast and want to support the show so that we can continue |
| 0:57.6 | to bring you even more sleepy bedtime stories, we've created a premium membership where |
| 1:03.1 | you can enjoy relaxing, intro and ad-free listening to monthly bonus episodes as well as access |
| 1:11.2 | to a monthly guided sleep relaxation or sleep diagnosis that you can use at bedtime |
| 1:16.3 | to help you sleep. |
| 1:18.3 | Go sign up at driftoff.supercast.com or see the link in the show notes. |
| 1:25.2 | This story leans towards the theme of a revenge tragedy about a young Danish prince who wants |
| 1:46.9 | to avenge his father's death after being visited by the ghost of his father who reveals |
| 1:52.9 | to him his murderer whom Hamlet had suspected. |
| 1:58.2 | Eventually, Hamlet gets his revenge but unfortunately ends up paying a very high price for it. |
| 2:08.6 | So I invite you now to snuggle under the covers. |
| 2:15.4 | Notice the sensations of the softness of your pillow, your sheets and blankets, and |
| 2:23.8 | welcome this feeling of comfort and coziness as your body and mind come to rest after a |
| 2:31.2 | long busy day. |
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