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    Hamlet: by William Shakespeare

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    Prince Hamlet is summoned home to Denmark to attend his father's funeral. One night, the Ghost of Hamlet's father reveals that he was murdered by Hamlet's uncle Claudius, who has since married Hamlet's mother and assumed the throne. Hamlet decides to uncover the truth and stages a play mimicking the murder, which causes Claudius to react suspiciously. Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius and is sent away, but returns in time to witness Ophelia's funeral and a poisoned duel arranged by Claudius to kill Hamlet. Hamlet survives long enough to avenge his father by killing Claudius.

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    Hamlet: by William Shakespeare

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    Prince Hamlet is summoned home to Denmark to attend his father's funeral. One night, the Ghost of Hamlet's father reveals that he was murdered by Hamlet's uncle Claudius, who has since married Hamlet's mother and assumed the throne. Hamlet decides to uncover the truth and stages a play mimicking the murder, which causes Claudius to react suspiciously. Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius and is sent away, but returns in time to witness Ophelia's funeral and a poisoned duel arranged by Claudius to kill Hamlet. Hamlet survives long enough to avenge his father by killing Claudius.

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    Prince Hamlet is summoned home to Denmark to attend his father's funeral. One night, the Ghost of Hamlet's father reveals that he was murdered by Hamlet's uncle Claudius, who has since married Hamlet's mother and assumed the throne. Hamlet decides to uncover the truth and stages a play mimicking the murder, which causes Claudius to react suspiciously. Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius and is sent away, but returns in time to witness Ophelia's funeral and a poisoned duel arranged by Claudius to kill Hamlet. Hamlet survives long enough to avenge his father by killing Claudius.

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    Hamlet: by William Shakespeare

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    Riz Planco
    Prince Hamlet is summoned home to Denmark to attend his father's funeral. One night, the Ghost of Hamlet's father reveals that he was murdered by Hamlet's uncle Claudius, who has since married Hamlet's mother and assumed the throne. Hamlet decides to uncover the truth and stages a play mimicking the murder, which causes Claudius to react suspiciously. Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius and is sent away, but returns in time to witness Ophelia's funeral and a poisoned duel arranged by Claudius to kill Hamlet. Hamlet survives long enough to avenge his father by killing Claudius.

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    Hamlet

    By William Shakespeare
    Characters:
     Hamlet
     Ghost of King hamlet
     Claudius
     Elsinore Denmark

    Setting:
     The story of Hamlet is set in the late middle ages, 14th and 15th centuries, or
    1300 to 1499 in and around the royal palace in Elsinore, a city in Denmark.

    Summary:
    Prince Hamlet has been summoned home to Denmark to attend his father's funeral.
    One night, a Ghost reveals itself to Hamlet, claiming to be the ghost of Hamlet's father,
    the former king. The Ghost claims that the old king was murdered by Hamlet's uncle,
    Claudius, who has since married Hamlet's mother and assumed the throne.

    Hamlet decides to uncover the truth for himself. He makes himself appear crazy,
    mistreating his girlfriend Ophelia to deflect Claudius' suspicion. He later convinces a
    troupe of players to perform The Murder of Gonzago, a play that reenacts King Hamlet's
    death by poisoning. Claudius' response to the play is suspicious.
    Hamlet spies on Claudius, listening to him pray. Enraged, Hamlet accidentally kills
    Polonius, Ophelia's father. Claudius sends Hamlet to England on the pretense of a
    diplomatic mission, having secretly arranged for the prince to be executed on arrival.
    Hamlet cleverly escapes, returning in time to witness Ophelia’s funeral. She may have
    killed herself.
    Claudius arranges a duel between Hamlet and Ophelia’s brother Laertes. During the
    duel, Gertrude drinks from a poisoned goblet intended for Hamlet. Laertes and Hamlet
    scuffle, wounding each other with a poisoned rapier. In his last moments, Hamlet kills
    Claudius, at last avenging his father.

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