Almost one hundred and fifty years separate D. Luís I's translation of Hamlet from the new Portuguese translation of the work, by Daniel Ramalho, published in 2026 by Almedina/Edições 70. Starting from these two singular moments in the history of Shakespeare in Portugal, this session celebrates and revisits D. Luís I's translation. It recognises its particular place in the Portuguese reception of Shakespeare and places it in dialogue with a contemporary reading of the same work. Through the reading and comparison of excerpts from the English original, D. Luís I's translation and Daniel Ramalho's new translation, some of the characteristics that make Shakespeare's writing so extraordinary will be explored: rhythm and metre, wordplay, ambiguities, humour and the constant relationship between the written word and the spoken word on stage. More than seeking a 'correct' translation, the session invites the audience to discover how each era finds its own way of hearing Shakespeare. It also shows how a work written more than four hundred years ago continues to transform itself each time it is translated, read or performed. The session takes place in the Auditorium of the Centro Cultural de Cascais. It is intended for secondary and vocational education and was designed for literature, English, theatre and culture classes. Free entry, subject to prior registration until 2 November. An initiative of the Cascais Municipal Council and the Fundação D. Luís I.