Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 121 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William MacDonald, George 1824 1905 The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623 Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, David King, and the Online Distributed proofreading Team "The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" by William Shakespeare is a classic tragedy written during the early 17th century. This renowned play follows the complex character of Prince Hamlet as he grapples with themes of revenge, madness, and morality after the death of his father, and the swift remarriage of his mother to his uncle, Claudius, who becomes king. As the story unfolds, Hamlet encounters supernatural elements, including the ghost of his father, which compels him to seek the truth behind his death. At the start of "Hamlet," the opening scene establishes a sense of foreboding on the battlements of Elsinore Castle, where sentinels are keeping watch. They are soon joined by Horatio, Hamlet's friend, who has been summoned to witness a mysterious apparition resembling the deceased King Hamlet. As the guards discuss the ghost's appearance and its implications for the state of Denmark, Hamlet is introduced in a royal context, revealing his heavy sorrow over his father's death and his mother's hasty marriage to Claudius. This sense of unease and the burden of Hamlet's emotional turmoil are central to the unfolding drama, setting the stage for the exploration of themes such as doubt, grief, and the quest for truth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tragedies Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Drama Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Drama Murder victims' families -- Drama Fathers -- Death -- Drama Revenge -- Drama Princes -- Drama Denmark -- Drama PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 687001 686882 2024-10-05T05:32:27.340626 2023-10-05T06:12:43.956491 text/html text/html 686994 686875 2024-10-05T05:32:27.769599 2023-10-05T06:12:44.297490 text/html text/html 321527 2024-10-05T05:32:42.678539 application/epub+zip 330219 2024-10-05T05:32:31.654590 application/epub+zip 311623 2024-10-05T05:32:30.144599 application/epub+zip 674781 2024-10-05T05:32:49.326557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594446 2024-10-05T05:32:41.366555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574680 2022-09-05T08:42:43.832331 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559307 559239 2024-10-05T05:32:26.593658 2023-10-05T06:12:43.321525 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 560690 2020-12-20T01:40:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 213460 2020-12-20T01:40:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 560682 2020-12-20T01:40:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213397 2020-12-20T01:40:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23573 2024-10-05T05:32:49.482518 application/rdf+xml 20106 2024-10-05T05:32:30.700603 image/jpeg 4414 2024-10-05T05:32:30.423590 image/jpeg 317056 2024-10-05T05:32:27.820618 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia