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Hamlet by William Shakespeare is one of the Shakespeare's most well-known and beloved tragedy plays. Set in Denmark, it tells the story of Hamlet, a man whose father was murdered and replaced by Hamlet's uncle Claudius. The play follows Hamlet as he discovers the truth of his father's fate and becomes more and more distressed and enraged as he plots vengeance against his uncle.
The beautifully written soliloquy's give listeners the inside look of Hamlet's mind as he sorts through this tragedy—and the continuing tragedies that unfold throughout the play. One of the best elements of Hamlet is the amount that is left to the interpretation of the reader—you can decide for yourself whether Hamlet's journey is one into madness or clarity, if his father's ghost is meant to help or harm, if the queen was a part of the murder plot, and other such fascinating questions. Whatever your final interpretations of the events within the five-act play, the experience of Hamlet is like none other.
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