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Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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"Hamlet" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written between 1599 and 1601. Prince Hamlet of Denmark seeks revenge against his uncle Claudius, who murdered Hamlet's father to seize the throne and marry Hamlet's mother. When a ghost resembling the dead king reveals the truth of his murder, Hamlet vows vengeance but struggles with uncertainty and madness—both feigned and possibly real. As he orchestrates a play to expose Claudius's guilt, the prince navigates a treacherous court where loyalty is questionable and death looms. ... Read more

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AuthorShakespeare, William, 1564-1616
EditorKean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
TitleHamlet
NoteWikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet
CreditsProduced by David Starner, Curtis Weyant and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading LevelReading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
LanguageEnglish
LoC ClassPR: Language and Literatures: English literature
SubjectDenmark -- Drama
CategoryText
eBook-No.27761
Release DateJan 10, 2009
Last UpdateSep 9, 2025
CopyrightPublic domain in the USA.
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