The Tragedy of Hamlet, Shakespeare (1892) is a cornerstone of
classical literature.
Context
The book begins by following the ghost of King Hamlet who is paying a
visit to his old Castle in Elsinore, Denmark. He is first discovered by a pair
of watchmen, then by the scholar Horatio.
Hamlet’s brother Claudius has inherited the throne, while also marrying
the King’s widow, Queen Gertrude. Prince Hamlet, the son of the Queen and
deceased King, is taken to see the ghost by the watchmen, and it speaks to him.
The ghost says it is indeed his father’s spirit, and that he was murdered by
none other than Claudius. It tells his son to seek revenge, before disappearing
with the dawn.
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