Hamlet by William Shakespeare
"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
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| Editor | Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868 |
| Title | Hamlet |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet |
| Credits |
Produced by David Starner, Curtis Weyant and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Subject | Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Drama |
| Subject | Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Drama |
| Subject | Murder victims' families -- Drama |
| Subject | Fathers -- Death -- Drama |
| Subject | Revenge -- Drama |
| Subject | Princes -- Drama |
| Subject | Denmark -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 27761 |
| Release Date | Jan 10, 2009 |
| Most Recently Updated | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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