He also writes a play and gets it enacted before King Claudius in order to see his reactions. In order to avenge his uncle, Hamlet pretends to be mad. Claudius was Hamlet’s uncle and had murdered his father as he wanted to marry his mother and also to sit on the throne. The play is about Prince Hamlet and his revenge from King Claudius. The name of the play is The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark that Shakespeare wrote sometime between 15 and is his longest play. The author of the play is William Shakespeare. Fortinbras, the prince of Norway, arrives from conquest of England, and Hamlet’s last dying wish is that Fortinbras become the new King of Denmark.This article is about Hamlet Summary. Though Horatio wants to commit suicide out of sorrow, Hamlet entreats him to tell the story of King Hamlet’s death and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s deaths to all. Weakening, Hamlet fatally stabs Claudius, Laertes dies, and Hamlet begins his death speech. The queen dies, screaming that she has been poisoned and Laertes, dying, admits of Claudius’ treachery. Hamlet (unknowingly), then switches swords with Laertes, and cuts and poisons him. Laertes, losing to Hamlet, illegally scratches him with the poisoned sword to ensure Hamlet’s death. During the fight, the poisoned drink is offered to Hamlet, he declines, and instead his mother, Gertrude, drinks it (to the objection of Claudius). As a backup precaution, Claudius poisons the victory cup in case Hamlet wins. The trick, however, is that the tip of Laertes’ sword is poisoned. The pirates return Hamlet to Claudius (for a ransom), and Claudius tries one last attempt to eliminate Hamlet: he arranges a sword duel between Laertes and Hamlet. En route to England, Hamlet finds the orders and changes them to order Rosencrantz and Guildenstern killed, as does occur, though Hamlet is kidnapped by pirates one day later. Ophelia reacts to her father’s death with utter madness and eventually falls in a stream and drowns, further angering Laertes. After Hamlet leaves, Laertes returns from France, enraged over Polonius’ death. When finding out the truth, Hamlet regrets the death, yet Claudius still sends him to England, accompanied by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern with orders from Claudius that the English kill Hamlet as soon as her arrives. Hamlet hears Polonius, and kills him through the curtain, thinking the person is Claudius. Hamlet’s mother tries to reason with Hamlet after the play, while Polonius spied on them from behind a curtain. Though Claudius is enraged, he does not admit to murder. ![]() Before leaving, however, Hamlet convinces an acting company to reenact King Hamlet’s death before Claudius, in the hopes of causing Claudius to break down and admit to murdering King Hamlet. Polonius, a man who talks too long- windedly, had allowed his son Laertes to go to France (then sent Reynaldo to spy on Laertes) and had ordered Ophelia not to associate with Hamlet.Ĭlaudius, fearing Hamlet may try to kill him, sends Hamlet to England. Hamlet even treats Polonius’ daughter Ophelia rudely, prompting Polonius to believe Hamlet is madly in love with her, though Claudius expects otherwise. In his anger, Hamlet seems to act like a madman, prompting King Claudius, his wife Gertrude, and his advisor Polonius to send Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet and figure out why he is acting mad. Hamlet is further enraged and plots of how to revenge his father’s death. The ghost tells Hamlet privately that Claudius had indeed murdered King Hamlet by pouring poison in his ear. Two officers, Marcellus and Barnardo, summon Hamlet’s friend Horatio, and later Hamlet himself to see the late King Hamlet’s ghost appear at midnight. Young Hamlet fears that Claudius killed his own brother (Hamlet’s father) to become king of Denmark, greatly angering Hamlet. After King Hamlet’s death, his brother, Claudius, becomes king, and marries King Hamlet’s widow, Gertrude (Queen of Denmark). William Shakepeare’s Hamlet is an amazing play where story of murder, betrayal, hatred all rapped up.
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