Hamlet is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is one of his most popular and often performed plays, and was first performed on stage in 1603. The play is about a Danish prince, Hamlet, who seeks revenge for a murder committed by his uncle, Claudius, and his wife Gertrude.
1. The beginning of the play
The opening scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet is set in a graveyard. Horatio, a friend of Hamlet's father, has arrived to visit Hamlet. Horatio shares a story about a ghost that he saw by chance. The ghost, who he describes as a "gloomy, black and terrible figure", was the ghost of the old king, the father of the current king. The ghost had come to warn the current king of his death, but the king had not believed the ghost. He had laughed at the ghost and told him to go away. The ghost had then stabbed the old king, killing him. The ghost had then disappeared. The ghost's story is interrupted by the King, who had overheard the story. The King was shocked by the news, and Horatio had to convince him that it was true. The King then decides to investigate the matter himself and sends Horatio to find Hamlet.
2. The play's plot
The play opens with the ghost of Hamlet's father, the duke of Vesterland, informing him that he will soon die. Hamlet is devastated by the news. He decides to leave Denmark and live with his mother's family in England. He soon finds out, however, that his uncle, Claudius, has usurped the throne and killed his father. In revenge, he kills Claudius's wife and then himself. After Hamlet dies, the play's protagonist, Horatio, sets out to find out what really happened to Hamlet and how he died.
3. The play's climax
In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet is a prince in Denmark who is the son of the late King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude. When his father is killed and his mother remarries King Claudius, Hamlet is convinced that Claudius has killed his father and intends to kill him as well. He decides that he must kill Claudius in order to avenge his father's death. He meets up with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two gentlemen who are friends of his father. They help him in his plan and also provide him with advice throughout the play. He also meets up with Horatio, a friend of his father who is now a captain in the King's army. Hamlet also has a love interest in the play named Ophelia.
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