Project Gutenberg 2009-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 21193 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Kean, Charles John 1868 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet Produced by David Starner, Curtis Weyant and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" by William Shakespeare is a tragic play written in the late 16th century. The story revolves around Prince Hamlet, who grapples with deep existential questions and personal turmoil in the wake of his father’s death and his mother’s hasty remarriage to his uncle, Claudius, who has ascended to the throne. Themes of revenge, madness, and the complexities of human emotion are central to the narrative, highlighting Shakespeare's exploration of the human psyche. At the start of the play, the scene is set in Elsinore, Denmark, where sentinels encounter a ghost resembling the deceased King Hamlet. The ghost's appearance raises tension and speculation among the guards, particularly Horatio, who insists they need to inform Prince Hamlet. In the subsequent court scene, King Claudius attempts to address Hamlet's grief and urges him to move past his father's death and stay in Denmark. Meanwhile, Hamlet's disdain for his uncle's marriage is palpable. In a moment of solitude, Hamlet reveals his despair, contemplating the burden of existence and expressing a wish that he could disappear. The opening establishes a tone of conflict and foreboding, drawing the audience into Hamlet's struggle with grief, morality, and the pursuit of vengeance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Tragedies (Drama) Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Drama Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Drama Murder victims' families -- Drama Fathers -- Death -- Drama Revenge -- Drama Princes -- Drama Denmark -- Drama PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 354949 2025-06-11T12:15:39.958601 text/html 355238 2021-01-04T15:42:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 108760 2021-01-04T15:42:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 194143 2025-06-11T12:15:54.269515 application/epub+zip 196517 2025-06-11T12:15:44.493586 application/epub+zip 178049 2025-06-11T12:15:42.519570 application/epub+zip 420336 2025-06-11T12:15:59.578995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383616 2025-06-11T12:15:52.739541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337814 2022-09-13T04:43:04.166476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228519 2025-06-11T12:15:37.898637 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228320 2021-01-04T15:42:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 85658 2021-01-04T15:42:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 228278 2021-01-04T15:42:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 85604 2021-01-04T15:42:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 228280 2021-01-04T15:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85533 2021-01-04T15:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25002 2025-06-11T12:15:59.762984 application/rdf+xml 13878 2025-06-11T12:15:43.175569 image/jpeg 3848 2025-06-11T12:15:42.845568 image/jpeg 184848 2025-06-11T12:15:40.000572 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia