Hamlet (Shakespeare)

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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
by William Shakespeare

A tragedy, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The play recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius for the murder of Hamlet's father, the King of Denmark, and subsequent ascension to the throne and marriage to Hamlet's mother. The play vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness—from overwhelming grief to seething rage—and explores themes of corruption, treachery, and revenge.

Versions of The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark include:

The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke, from a facsimile copy of the First Folio (1623)
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Tragedy, edited by Charles Jennens, Bowyer & Nichols edition (1773) (external scan)
The Tragedy of Hamlet, edited by Edward Dowden, The Works of Shakespeare, Arden Shakespeare, 1st ser. (1899) (transcription project)
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Vol. VIII, Oxford edition (1911) (external scan)
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, edited by Jack Randall Crawford, The Yale Shakespeare (1917) (transcription project)
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, unsourced edition.

This work is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. More recent editions of this work may be copyrighted.

Hamlet (Shakespeare)

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