Hamlet

Hamlet

1. Main Charachters

   • King Hamlet
     • Died, Prince Hamlets father, Married to Gertrude
   • Claudius
     • King Hamlets brother, Gertrudes new wife, killed King Hamlet
   • Prince Hamlet
     • King Hamlets son, Ophelias love interest, seeks revenge on Claudius

2. Written

   • Between 1599 and 1601
     • Adapted from Saxo, Belleforest and Ur-Hamlet
     • Story is set in Denmark
   • Written by William Shakespeare

3. Shakespears longest play

   • Published in 3 versions
   • First Quarto(1603)
     • Second Quarto (1604)
     • (Reffererd to as the 'Bad Quarto')
     • Number of errors found in the First Quarto
   • One of Shakespeares tragedies

4. Storyline

   • Prince Hamlet dreams of his father telling him to get revenge on Claudius for killing him
   • Claudius becomes afraid of Hamlet and orders him to be sent to England
   • Hamlet kills Ophelias father, Polonius
   • Ophelia drowns in a river
   • Hamlet gtes pierced by poisoned blade,and in his last moments stabs Claudius with same blade and makes him drink poisoned wine