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    HamletTragedy by William Shakespeare
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    • The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet , is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his thr… See more

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    Hamlet is a young prince who returns home to Denmark after his father's death. He is shocked to find his mother married to his uncle Claudius, who has seized the throne.
    Characters

    • Hamlet – son of the late king and nephew of the present king, Claudius
    • Claudius – King of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle and brother to the former king
    • Gertrude – Queen of Denmark and Hamlet's mother… See more

    Plot

    Prince Hamlet of Denmark is the son of the recently deceased King Hamlet, and nephew of King Claudius, his father's brother and successor. Claudius hastily married King Hamlet's widow, Gertrude, Hamlet's m… See more

    Sources

    Hamlet-like legends are so widely found (for example in Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Byzantium, and Arabia) that the core "hero-as-fool" theme is possibly Indo-European in origin. Several ancient written precursors to Hamlet ca… See more

    Date

    "Any dating of Hamlet must be tentative", states the New Cambridge editor, Phillip Edwards. MacCary suggests 1599 or 1600; James Shapiro offers late 1600 or early 1601; Wells and Taylor suggest that the play was writte… See more

    Texts

    Three early editions of the text, each different, have survived, making attempts to establish a single "authentic" text problematic.
    • First Quarto (Q1): In 1603 the booksellers Nicholas Ling and … See more

    Analysis and criticism

    From the early 17th century, the play was famous for its ghost and vivid dramatisation of melancholy and insanity, leading to a procession of mad courtiers and ladies in Jacobean and Caroline drama. Though it remained p… See more

    Context and interpretation

    Written at a time of religious upheaval and in the wake of the English Reformation, the play is alternately Catholic (or piously medieval) and Protestant (or consciously modern). The ghost describes himself as being in … See more

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    Hamlet | Summary, Plot, & Characters | Britannica

    3 days ago · Learn about Shakespeare's tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, who seeks to avenge his father's murder by his uncle Claudius. Explore the …

       
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      Learn about the plot, characters and adaptations of Hamlet, a tragedy play by William Shakespeare. Find out how Hamlet avenges his father's murder, why …

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        Hamlet — Wikipédia

        La Tragique histoire d'Hamlet, prince de Danemark (en anglais, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark), plus couramment désigné sous le titre abrégé Hamlet, est la plus longue et l'une des plus célèbres pièces de William …

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        Hamlet - Folger Shakespeare Library

        Explore Shakespeare's most popular and puzzling play, Hamlet, with the Folger edition, essays, and multimedia. Learn about the plot, themes, characters, language, history, and more.

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