Hamlet

William Shakespeare

• Editore: tredition
• Anno: 2022
• ISBN:
  9783347625945
• Edizione: 1

Hamlet - William Shakespeare - When Prince Hamlet returns home to Elsinore Castle for his father's funeral, he discovers that his uncle Claudius has already crowned himself king. Hamlet begins to suspect something is indeed rotten in the state of Denmark, and a visit from his father's ghost confirms it.Hamlet vows to avenge his father's murder, but his consuming obsession yields only crushing grief, overwhelming rage, and a descent into madness.Resonating with every generation over the centuries, Shakespeare's profoundly chilling family drama is among the most quoted works from the Shakespearean canon.The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29, 551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.