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The Tragical Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. William Shakespeare. Facts. One of the most famous plays written by William Shakespeare It was published in 1603 It is Shakespeare’s longest play It made Shakespeare most popular during his lifetime. The plot. Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet.
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The Tragical Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke William Shakespeare
Facts • One of the most famous plays written by William Shakespeare • It was published in 1603 • It is Shakespeare’s longest play • It made Shakespeare most popular during his lifetime
The plot Sarah Bernhardtas Hamlet
The plot Nikolai Massalitinov as Claudius with Olga Knipper as Gertrude
The plot ‘Hamlet and His Mother’ by Eugène Delacroix
The plot A stained glass representation of Polonius
The plot John William Waterhouse's painting Ophelia
The plot Horatio (standing, dressed in red) by Eugène Delacroix
The plot Laertes and Ophelia by William Gorman Wills
The plot Hamlet avenged his father by killing his uncle (Artist: Gustave Moreau)
Sources of Hamlet. Pre-Hamlet. • A lot of investigators are of the opinion that Shakespeare was inspired by the plot of ‘Gesta Danorum’ • Hamlet-like legends are also found in the national legends of different countries