The play vividly portrays both true and feigned madness – from overwhelming grief to seething rage – and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, the old king's widow and Prince Hamlet's mother. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. King Fortinbras of Norway arrives to find the entire royal family of Denmark dead, and declares himself King of Denmark.Download cover art Download CD case insert Hamlet (version 3) Laertes reveals that Claudius poisoned the wine, and Hamlet stabs Claudius and forces him to drink the rest of the wine. Laertes takes the opportunity to stab Hamlet with a poisoned sword, but in a scuffle, Hamlet gets ahold of Laertes’ sword and stabs him with the poisoned tip, too. Claudius poisons some wine and offers it to Hamlet, who refuses Gertrude drinks from the goblet and dies. Her brother Laertes vows revenge against Hamlet, and plots with Claudius to kill Hamlet in a fencing match. Polonius’ daughter Ophelia, who had been courting Hamlet, is overwhelmed with grief and drowns herself. Hamlet is banished to England, where Claudius sends orders to have him executed instead, Hamlet has the two messengers executed and returns to Denmark. Thinking it is Claudius, he stabs through the curtain it turns out to be Polonius, Claudius’ chief counselor. Hamlet goes to tell his mother about Claudius’ treachery, but as they speak he hears something behind the curtain. THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK by William Shakespeare DRAMATIS PERSONAE Claudius, King of Denmark.
Hamlet sees an opportunity to kill him, but is concerned that if he kills him while he is praying, he will go to heaven. Sure enough, Claudius excuses himself from the performance and runs off to pray. If his uncle reacted, Hamlet would know he was guilty of the crime. A group of actors have come to perform at the castle, and Hamlet instructs them to perform a scene where the king is poisoned in the ear, as the ghost had recounted. Hamlet devises a plan to test his uncle to see if what the ghost told him was true. The king orders Prince Hamlet to avenge his death, and while Hamlet initially agrees, he is overwhelmed by the task. It turns out to be his father, King Hamlet, who reveals he was poisoned in the ear by his brother Claudius, who married Queen Gertrude after killing the king and taking the throne. In Elsinore Castle, Prince Hamlet speaks to a ghost who has been wandering around the castle.
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