Hamlet

Hypertext about Hamlet

🧠 Plot Summary

• Prince Hamlet is devastated by the sudden death of his father, the King of Denmark.
• His uncle Claudius has seized the throne and married Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude.
• Hamlet encounters the ghost of his father, who reveals that Claudius murdered him.
• The prince vows revenge but delays, feigns madness, and spirals into philosophical reflection.
• The play ends in a bloody climax: Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, and Laertes all die, and Fortinbras of Norway arrives to restore order.

🎭 Key Themes

• Madness: Real vs. feigned — Hamlet’s “antic disposition” contrasts with Ophelia’s tragic breakdown.
• Revenge: A central motif in Elizabethan drama, but Hamlet complicates it with moral hesitation.
• Corruption and Decay: “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” — the kingdom reflects moral and political rot.
• Mortality: From Yorick’s skull to “To be or not to be,” Hamlet is obsessed with death and the meaning of life.

👑 Main Characters

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