Hamlet is considered by many scholars to be William Shakespeare's masterpiece.
Shakespeare has written many tragedies, comedies, and histories. His works have been
widely produced around the world and are read more widely than any other author in the
world. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon which was a small market town. He
finished his schooling before marrying at the age of 18 and moved to London to seek his
William Shakespeare was said to have knowledge in music, law, the
Bible, military science, the stage, art, politics, the sea, history, hunting, woodcraft, and
sports. Shakespeare has had an enormous influence on the literature and culture of
English writing today. He also played a role in developing the English language of today.
Making such words as assassination, bump, eventful, and lonely. Shakespeare has
generated such a varied and continuing interest-and such constant affection (Wadsworth
In the tragedy Hamlet the major characters are Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes.
Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark who's father was the former King of Denmark that was
assassinated. Claudius, Hamlet's uncle and successor to the throne of Denmark, killed
Hamlet's father. Claudius married his brother's wife, Gertrude, the Queen of Denmark.
Laertes is Polonius' son and a student at the University of Paris. Laertes' father is also
killed and the killer is assumed to be Claudius.
The main theme in Hamlet was revenge. After Hamlet's father's death and the
hasty remarriage of his mother to his uncle, Hamlet started to fall into a suicidal frame of
mind. In this state of mind Hamlet meets the mysterious figure of his father's ghost where
he is told that his uncle, Claudius, was responsible for his death. Hamlet pledges to
revenge his murder by Claudius who, the gh
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