Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (version 4) by William Shakespeare.
Considered to be William Shakespeare’s greatest masterwork and one of the most influential, quotable and enduring works in all of literature, Hamlet has left audiences and critics alike spellbound for over four centuries, captivating stages, classrooms, movie screens and imaginations all over the world with its gripping and timeless story of murder, betrayal, justice, madness, mortality, corruption and familial loyalty. The young Prince Hamlet, mourning the recent death of his father, is shocked and angered to see his mother Gertrude hastily remarry his uncle Claudius, who has now taken Denmark’s throne as sovereign. But events take a more sinister turn when his father’s ghost pays Hamlet a visit and announces that he was murdered—and reveals that Claudius is the culprit!
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