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 Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 169 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Hamlet The First ('Bad') Quarto There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #100 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jonathan Ingram, Karl Hagen, Charles Franks, and The Distributed Proofreaders "The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke" by William Shakespeare is a renowned tragedy that was likely written during the late 16th to early 17th century. This classic play centers around Prince Hamlet as he grapples with his father's mysterious death, his mother's hasty remarriage to his uncle Claudius, and the burden of avenging his father's murder, all while confronting themes of madness, existentialism, and morality. At the start of the play, sentinels on the battlements of Elsinore Castle discuss a ghostly apparition that has been seen resembling the deceased King Hamlet. They invite Horatio, Hamlet's friend, to witness this strange event. Simultaneously, we are introduced to important court dynamics, including the newly crowned King Claudius and his marriage to Queen Gertrude. Prince Hamlet himself is introduced as melancholic and grieving for his father. Following this, Hamlet learns from Horatio about the ghost, fueling his desire for answers regarding his father's death and setting the stage for the dark unfolding of events that will follow throughout the play. The opening scene establishes an atmosphere of tension and foreshadows the themes of betrayal and revenge that will dominate the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.8 (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 Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 138493 2025-08-23T12:09:14.425319 text/html 138628 2025-01-11T23:07:47.876451 text/html 114418 2025-08-23T12:09:18.767294 application/epub+zip 114886 2025-08-23T12:09:15.998324 application/epub+zip 114887 2025-08-23T12:09:14.993330 application/epub+zip 203530 2025-08-23T12:09:20.669337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185031 2025-08-23T12:09:18.148330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271139 2022-09-04T12:57:44.333216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123477 2025-08-23T12:09:14.089339 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119222 2021-01-02T00:06:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19863 2025-08-23T12:09:20.801287 application/rdf+xml 10076 2025-08-23T12:09:15.470319 image/jpeg 2846 2025-08-23T12:09:15.232308 image/jpeg 46614 2021-01-02T00:06:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 112027 2025-08-23T12:09:14.437323 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia