‘Goodnight, Sweet Prince’ — Harvard Gazette

‘Goodnight, sweet prince’ — Harvard Gazette

Campus & Community ‘Goodnight, sweet prince’ Illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer November 25, 2025 5 min read New holiday film reimagines couple’s searing grief over death of young son, how it inspired creation of ‘Hamlet’ William Shakespeare is the most celebrated playwright in the English language, but we really know so little about him. He wrote 154 poems an…

He’s the Reason ‘Hamnet’ Makes You Cry Your Eyes Out

HE SCORES “One of the things I love about music is that it is a way to tell stories,” Hamnet composer Max Richter told me. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)ShareSubscribe nowHappy Monday, and welcome to what ought to be a week of rest for me and the people who have been relentlessly on the awards campaign trail for the past few months, if only that were possible. (I’ve got two interviews scheduled today with major Oscar contenders — subscribe to th…