Hamlet
tragedy by William Shakespeare
tragedy by William Shakespeare
Hamlet, also known by its full title The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601 [5]. It is Shakespeare's longest play and is of English origin [5][11]. The work belongs to the genre of tragedy [9] and is set in Denmark, where it follows Prince Hamlet and his efforts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize the throne and marry Hamlet's mother [5].
The play features an extensive cast of characters, including Prince Hamlet, King Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Ophelia, Horatio, Laertes, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the Ghost, Fortinbras, the Gravediggers, and Yorick [2]. Over the centuries, the work has given rise to numerous editions and translations, among them Amleto, The Tragedie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke, and French adaptations such as Le premier Hamlet and Le second Hamlet, as well as a translation by Guizot [10]. The play has also been described and discussed across a range of reference works and has generated derivative works, including Hamlet, Prince of Denmark [6][12].
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