Project Gutenberg 1999-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 368 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Hamlet There are improved editions of this title. See eBook #100 (the Complete Shakespeare) as well as #1787 (this specific play). "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written in the early 17th century (Elizabethan era). The play follows the complex character of Prince Hamlet as he grapples with the murder of his father, the late King of Denmark, and contemplates themes of revenge, madness, and moral corruption within a royal family. The opening of "Hamlet" sets an eerie tone at Elsinore Castle, where sentinels encounter a ghost resembling the deceased king. The soldiers, Bernardo and Marcellus, along with Hamlet’s friend Horatio, discuss the ghost’s appearance and speculate about its meaning. Soon after, the new king, Claudius, addresses his court, expressing his grief over his brother’s death and his hasty marriage to Queen Gertrude. Hamlet, still mourning his father, reveals his deep sorrow and existential despair, indicating his troubled state of mind. This complexity of emotions is further emphasized as Hamlet learns of his father’s ghost, foreshadowing the tumultuous events to come as he seeks the truth of his father’s death and grapples with the implications of revenge." (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 289530 290185 2024-09-01T11:01:27.288523 2023-10-01T10:00:13.324495 text/html text/html 289523 290178 2024-09-01T11:01:27.513495 2023-10-01T10:00:13.770473 text/html text/html 139634 2024-09-01T11:01:34.709978 application/epub+zip 141610 2024-09-01T11:01:29.194500 application/epub+zip 141609 2024-09-01T11:01:28.248508 application/epub+zip 274936 2024-09-01T11:01:38.084991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242754 2024-09-01T11:01:33.705480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232927 2022-08-01T10:33:25.488339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230837 231426 2024-09-01T11:01:26.931497 2023-10-01T10:00:12.892485 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 211104 2019-05-24T06:50:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80829 2019-05-24T06:51:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19617 2024-09-01T11:01:38.251924 application/rdf+xml 10090 2024-09-01T11:01:28.589517 image/jpeg 2855 2024-09-01T11:01:28.417484 image/jpeg 138271 2024-09-01T11:01:27.535494 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