Hamlet

Hamlet

1. written between1599 and 1601

   • Relishes themes of murder, insanity, haunting and revenge
     • It is Shakespeare's longest play

2. published in 3 versions

   • first Quarto in 1603
     • second quarto in 1604

3. The former king has been murdered and replaced by his brother

   • the queen has hastily remarried
     • the prince is determined to take revenge

4. HAMLET: Prince of Denmark

   • CLAUDIUS: King id Denmark, Hamlet's uncle
     • GERTRUDE: Queen of Denmark, Hamlets mother
       • GHOST of King Hamlet, Hamlet's father