In the year fifteen ninety-nine, a man named William Shakespeare wrote a play called Hamlet. But this was not just any play. This was a play, which because of it's uniqueness and it's ability to hold relevancy even in today's modern world, is still considered to be one of the classic tragedies of all time. When Shakespeare wrote this play, he had really constructed himself a masterpiece, a piece of work which has been able to stand the test of time, and which can be viewed as one of the greatest tragedies ever written. In this paper I will try to uncover the real hamlet. There are many things that people don't know about Hamlet and by researching every thing from the author, historical background of the play, soliquies, and an analysis of the tragedy, I will try to give you a better understanding of this story.
             William Shakespeare was born in Stratford, California on April 23, 1564.William came from a big family which he had eight brothers and sisters. There were no records about any of Williams schooling, but obviously you can tell that he had some kind of education by the quality of his work later in his life. On November 28, 1582 William was married to Anne Hathaway. William was only eight-teen at the time and Anne was twenty-six and about to have her first baby. Because William was so good at his writings, his company soon became very successful in London. In 1611 six years before Williams death, he wrote his will giving everything he owned to his daughters Susanna and Judith, and also to his wife Anne.
             The most important thing to realize about Hamlet is that it was written for the stage. In other words the play was meant to be acted out, and our attention needs to be on the fact that Hamlet will require a different kind of reading, a reading were you can imagine what is happening on stage. On the live stage there's activity and motion; there's facial gestures, positioning of the actors, the color of the costumes, and size...