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THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It's an often shortened name for this play that chronicles the life and death of Prince Hamlet who seeks revenge against his uncle Claudius.

Shakespeare's tragedy, "The Tragedy of Hamlet," explores the conflict between good and evil. The protagonist is Prince Hamlet of Denmark and his quest for revenge against Claudius, King of Denmark after driving him to suicide by poison at a banquet in order to claim the throne.

Hamlet, the tragedy of a Danish prince, written by Shakespeare is one of his longest plays with only 29,551 words. It depicts Prince Hamlet's revenge against his uncle Claudius for murdering his father and taking over as king of Denmark from him.

Hamlet is among one of the most influential and popular works in world literatures. It has been used, openly or secretly, for various adaptations by other authors since its release in 1602. One such adaptation was written by Shakespeare himself and still ranks as one of his most performed plays ever today! Imagine life with nothing to challenge you that can help change your perspective on things? Sounds like a total snooze, right? Well it's not all bad: we want an adequate amount of stress too. What is so odd about advice which simply tells people to "reduce stress"? Is reducing stress always the right approach? If we are being transparent - it really isn't at all miserable-it's more how you respond to a given situation which determines whether something becomes stressful or not when they occur without any real incidents happening directly from someone else.

The story of Shakespeare's Hamlet was derived from the legend of Amleth, an ancient Danish king who lived in the 13th century. Saxo Grammaticus told his version as a cautionary tale after receiving it orally and passing it down through oral tradition to François de Belleforest when he included it in his Gesta Danorum around 1612. Many scholars believe that Shakespeare may have learned about this folktale during one or more visits to Denmark where there were Renaissance theater companies performing. This is supported by numerous similarities between The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark and these earlier works.

Short View

Prince Hamlet’s student friend, Horatio, goes to the battlements of Denmark’s Elsinore castle late at night to meet the guards. They tell him about a ghost they have seen that resembles the late king, Hamlet. It reappears and they decide to tell the prince. Hamlet still mourns his father’s death and hearing of the ghost from Horatio he determines to see it for himself. To kill him while he is praying would send his soul to heaven rather than to the hell he deserves. With the arrival of Ophelia’s funeral Hamlet confronts Laertes who, after attempting a revolt against Claudius, has taken his father’s place at the court.

Major Character:-

1. Hamlet the son of the late king and nephew of the present king, Claudius
2. Claudius – king of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle and brother to the former king
3. Gertrude – queen of Denmark and Hamlet's mother
4. Polonius – chief counsellor to the king
5. Ophelia – Polonius's daughter
6. Horatio – friend of Hamlet
7. Laertes – Polonius's son

Minor Characters:-

• Voltimand and Cornelius – courtiers
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern – courtiers, friends of Hamlet
• Osric – a courtier
• Marcellus – an officer
• Barnardo – an officer
• Francisco – a soldier
• Reynaldo – Polonius's servant
• Ghost – the ghost of Hamlet's father
• Fortinbras – prince of Norway
• Gravediggers – a pair of sextons