HAMLET
- The main characters are:
- Hamlet: a prince of Denmark
- Claudius: King of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle
- Gertrude: Hamlet's mother
- Horatio: Hamlet's friend
- Fortinbras: Hamlet friend
Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, probably written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts how prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Hamlet's mother.
Hamlet know about Claudius's crime because he has seen his father's ghost at one night. The ghost tells that he is the spirit of King Hamlet and discloses that Claudius murdered King Hamlet by pouring poison in his ears. The Ghost demands that Hamlet avenge him. Hamlet avenge his father by feigning madness. Finally he succeed to kill Claudius, his mother drinks poison in her wine and dies. Because of that Hamlet is dying. Before he dies, he instructs his friend Fortinbras to be the next king.
The play vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness—from overwhelming grief to seething rage—and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.
Hamlet know about Claudius's crime because he has seen his father's ghost at one night. The ghost tells that he is the spirit of King Hamlet and discloses that Claudius murdered King Hamlet by pouring poison in his ears. The Ghost demands that Hamlet avenge him. Hamlet avenge his father by feigning madness. Finally he succeed to kill Claudius, his mother drinks poison in her wine and dies. Because of that Hamlet is dying. Before he dies, he instructs his friend Fortinbras to be the next king.
The play vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness—from overwhelming grief to seething rage—and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.
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