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  1. en.wikipedia.org

    The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet (/ ˈ h æ m l ɪ t /), 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 throne and marry Hamlet's mother.
    • Prince Hamlet

      Prince Hamlet is the title character and protagonist of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Hamlet (1599-1601). He is the Prince of Denmark, nephew to the usurping Claudius, and son of King Hamlet, the previous King of Denmark.

    • Characters in Hamlet

      What follows is an overview of the main characters in William Shakespeare 's Hamlet, followed by a list and summary of the minor characters from the play. [1] Three different early versions of the play survive: known as the First Quarto ("Q1"), Second Quarto ("Q2"), and First Folio ("F1"), each has lines—and even scenes—missing in the others, and some character names vary.

    • Gertrude

      Gertrude is first seen in Act 1 Scene 2 as she tries to cheer Hamlet over the loss of his father, begging him to stay at home rather than going back to school in Wittenberg. Her worry over him continues into the second act, as she sides with King Claudius in sending Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to raise the spirits of her son. Also, rather than ascribing Hamlet's sudden madness to Ophelia 's ...

    • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

      Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in William Shakespeare 's tragedy Hamlet. They are childhood friends of Hamlet, summoned by King Claudius to distract the prince from his apparent madness and if possible to ascertain the cause of it. The characters were revived in W. S. Gilbert 's satire, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and as the alienated heroes of Tom Stoppard 's absurdist play ...

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  3. literariness.org

    The Spanish Tragedy popularized the genre of the revenge tragedy, derived from Aeschylus's Oresteia and the Latin plays of Seneca, to which Hamlet belongs. Kyd's play also features elements that Shakespeare echoes in Hamlet, including a secret crime, an impatient ghost demanding revenge, a protagonist tormented by uncertainty who feigns ...
  4. Arts Literature World Literature British Shakespeare Works Plays Tragedies . 108. More information ... An essay analyzing Shakespeare's treatment of women in the tragedies Hamlet, Othello and Antony and Cleopatra. ... Virginia: Counties: Warren: Education - Recently edited by mcoupal Arts. Business. Computers. Games. Health. Home. News ...
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  6. britannica.com

    Jan 9, 2025Hamlet, 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.
    Author:David Bevington
  7. Toggle Contents Act and scene list. Characters in the Play ; Entire Play 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.A spirit who claims to be the ghost of Hamlet's father describes his murder at the hands of Claudius and ...
  8. interestingliterature.com

    Hamlet is a long play - at just over 30,000 words, the longest Shakespeare wrote - so condensing the plot of this play into a shortish plot summary is going to prove tricky. Still, we'll do our best. Here, then, is a very brief summary of the plot of Hamlet, perhaps Shakespeare's greatest tragedy. Act 1
  9. newworldencyclopedia.org

    Hamlet: Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.It is one of his best-known works, and also one of the most-quoted writings in the English language. Hamlet has been called "the first great tragedy Europe had produced for two thousand years" and it is universally included on lists of the world's greatest books. It is also one of the most widely performed of Shakespeare's plays ...
  10. shakespearenetwork.net

    Madam, I swear I use no art at all. That he is mad, 'tis true: 'tis true 'tis pity; And pity 'tis 'tis true. A foolish figure! But farewell it, for I will use no art. Mad let us grant him then. And now remains That we find out the cause of this effect- Or rather say, the cause of this defect, For this effect defective comes by cause.
  11. openlibrary.org

    Whether judged by this or any other standard, the plays selected for this collection -- Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth -- are considered to be the four central works of Shakespearean tragedy and must be included in any list of the world's finest tragic literature. And to make these plays more accessible for the modern reader, this ...
  12. bartleby.com

    Hamlet. Author: William Shakespeare Genre: Shakespeare Publication Date: 1603 Overview. One of the most popular Shakespearean plays, Hamlet is a revenge tragedy written around 1601-02.William Shakespeare is said to have been inspired by Thomas Kyd's Spanish Tragedy, which belongs to the same genre, and Ur-Hamlet.Both these works can be traced back to a Danish revenge story first recorded ...
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    Tragedy by William Shakespeare

    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 throne and marry Hamlet's mother. Hamlet is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others". It is widely considered one of the greatest plays of all time. Three different early versions of the play are extant: the First Quarto; the Second Quarto; and the First Folio. Each version includes lines and passages missing from the others. Many works have been pointed to as possible sources for Shakespeare's play, from ancient Greek tragedies to Elizabethan dramas. Wikipedia

    Written byWilliam Shakespeare
    CharactersHamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Ophelia, Laertes, Horatio
    Original languageEarly Modern English
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