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  1. Hamlet | Summary, Plot, & Characters | Britannica

    WebMar 27, 2024 · Hamlet, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1599–1601 and published in a quarto edition in 1603 from an …

  2. Summary of Hamlet | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

  3. Hamlet - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    WebThe Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy play by William Shakespeare. It is one of his best-known plays, and many lines have become famous quotations. The play is often just called Hamlet. Hamlet …

  4. Hamlet: Full Play Summary | SparkNotes

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    Shakespeare’s telling of the story of Prince Hamlet was derived from several sources, notably from Books III and IV of Saxo Grammaticus ’s 12th-century Gesta Danorum and from volume 5 (1570) of Histoires tragiques, a free translation of Saxo by François de Belleforest.
    He was the chief tragedian of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, with a capacious memory for lines and a wide emotional range. [e] Judging by the number of reprints, Hamlet appears to have been Shakespeare's fourth most popular play during his lifetime—only Henry IV Part 1, Richard III and Pericles eclipsed it.
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    The textual history of Hamlet is complicated. The play was first published in a quarto in 1603 (Q1) that differs in significant ways from subsequent editions: it is much shorter, the “To be or not to be” speech is in a different place, and many passages appear to be jumbled.
    Oxford editor George Hibbard argues that, since the contemporary literature contains many allusions and references to Hamlet (only Falstaff is mentioned more, from Shakespeare), the play was surely performed with a frequency that the historical record misses.
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  6. Hamlet | Folger Shakespeare Library

    WebIntroduction to the play. 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 …

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  8. Hamlet, The Prince of Denmark | Shakespeare and the …

    WebEvents before the start of Hamlet set the stage for tragedy. When the king of Denmark, Prince Hamlet ‘s father, suddenly dies, Hamlets mother, Gertrude, marries his uncle Claudius, who becomes the new king. A …