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     • Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. The play ends with a duel, during which the King, Queen, Hamlet's opponent and Hamlet himself are all killed.
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   When was Hamlet written?

   • Hamlet, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1599–1601 and published in a quarto edition in 1603 from an unauthorized text, with reference to an earlier play. The First Folio version was taken from a second quarto of 1604 that was based on Shakespeare’s own papers with some annotations by the bookkeeper.

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   What does hamlet say in Act 1 of Hamlet?

   • Hamlet speaks his world-weary soliloquy “O, that this too too sullied flesh would melt” (Hamlet, Act I, scene 2). Laurence Olivier in the title role of the film adaptation of Hamlet (1948). This video provides a brief synopsis of the plot of Shakespeare's masterpiece Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.

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   What makes hamlet a great play?

   • The story unfolds against a backdrop of political intrigue and familial conflict, with Hamlet’s inner turmoil and philosophical reflections adding depth to the narrative. The play’s iconic soliloquies, such as “To be or not to be,” showcase Shakespeare's masterful exploration of the human psyche.

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   What happened before the start of Hamlet?

   • Events before the start of Hamlet set the stage for tragedy. When the king of Denmark, Prince Hamlet’s father, suddenly dies, Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, marries his uncle Claudius, who becomes the new king.

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   A short summary of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Hamlet.

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   A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Hamlet. Find out more about the tragedy set in Denmark and the revenge of Prince Hamlet upon Uncle Claudius.

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   A ghost resembling the recently-deceased King of Denmark stalks the ramparts of Elsinore, Denmark’s royal castle, over the course of several nights, setting all the castle’s guardsmen on edge. The terrified sentinels Marcellus, Francisco, and Barnardo convince a skeptical nobleman, Horatio, to watch along with them one night.

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   Jun 18, 2024 · Hamlet, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1599–1601 and published in a quarto edition in 1603 from an unauthorized text. Often considered the greatest drama of all time, the play tells the story of the troubled titular prince of Denmark.

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   Hamlet by William Shakespeare was first published in 1603. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play follows Prince Hamlet as he grapples with grief, betrayal, and the pursuit of justice after the sudden death of his father, the King.

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   Act 1, Scene 1. One night at the Danish castle of Elsinore, a soldier named Barnardo relieves Francisco—a fellow soldier—from his watch duties. Another soldier, Marcellus, and a nobleman named Horatio also arrive, and the group talks about rumors of a ghost.

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    Jun 2, 2020 · Hamlet is Shakespeare's most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a "revenge tragedy," in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father's murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark.