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Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Hamlet

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Drama

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Prince Hamlet, reeling from his father's sudden death and his mother's hasty marriage to his uncle Claudius, encounters a spectral visitor: his father's ghost. The apparition reveals a chilling truth—he was murdered by Claudius, who usurped the throne and Hamlet's mother. Consumed by grief and a burning need for vengeance, Hamlet embarks on a convoluted path of feigned madness, philosophical introspection, and theatrical schemes to expose his uncle's guilt, plunging the court into a maelstrom of suspicion, betrayal, and ultimately, inescapable tragedy for all involved.

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Hamlet: A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623
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