The Tragedy of Hamlet recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius for murdering Hamlet's father, the previous King, and then succeeding to the throne and marrying Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. The play vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness—from overwhelming grief to seething rage—and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.
Appropriate grades 6th- 12th.