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Hamlet
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Tragedy · Early modern

Hamlet

ShakespeareFirst performed c. 1600

A prince of Denmark returns home to find his father dead, his uncle on the throne, his mother in his uncle's bed.

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Dramatis personae

3 characters
  1. Hamlet

    Hamlet

    The Philosopher

    To be, or not to be — that is not even the hardest question

  2. Claudius

    Claudius

    The Usurper

    My offence is rank — it smells to heaven

  3. Ophelia

    Ophelia

    The Innocent

    I was the more deceived

About the formulation

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