Shakespeare's Hamlet
Shakespeare's Hamlet
Shakespeare's Hamlet is longest play and among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature. Hamlet-like legends are so extensively found in Spain, Italy, Byzantium, Scandinavia, and Arabia, that the core "hero-as-fool" theme is possibly Ind-European in origin.
The Hamlet's story like-about prince of Denmark and recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who murdered the (her father) King, takes the throne and marries Hamlet’s mother.
Characters
Hamlet: Son of the former King, and nephew of the present King.
Claudius: King of Denmark, and Hamlet's uncle.
Gertrude: Queen of Denmark, and mother to Hamlet.
Polonius: Lord Chamberlain
Ophelia: Daughter to Polonius
Horatio: Friend to Hamlet
Laertes: Son to Polonius
Voltimand and Cornelius: Courtiers Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: Courtiers, friends to Hamlet.
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Osric: a Courtier
Marcellus: an Officer
Bernardo: an Officer
Francisco: a Soldier
Reynaldo: Servant to Polonius
Ghost of Hamlet's Father
Fortinbras: Prince of Norway
Gravediggers: a Sexton, and a clown.
Player King, Player Queen, Lucianus, etc. – Players
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Top 10 Shakespeare's Books:
1. Hamlet
2. Romeo and Juliet
3. Henry V
4. Midsummer Night’s Dream
5. Macbeth
6. Richard III
7. Julius Caesar
8. Twelfth Night or What You Will
9. The Taming of the Shrew
10. Othello, The Moor of Venice
1. Hamlet
2. Romeo and Juliet
3. Henry V
4. Midsummer Night’s Dream
5. Macbeth
6. Richard III
7. Julius Caesar
8. Twelfth Night or What You Will
9. The Taming of the Shrew
10. Othello, The Moor of Venice
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