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Horatio would have little reason to think that Hamlet was concerned with anything more pressing than the commandment of the ghost. And the First Gravedigger seems to think that Prince Hamlet, like that "whoreson mad fellow" Yorick, is simply insane without any need for explanation. Several critics, including
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when he sees his uncle praying; he does not want to kill Claudius while he is in a state of grace because Hamlet wants Claudius to suffer in purgatory and Claudius has just attempted to cleanse his sin through confession. A second attempt on Claudius' life ends in Polonius' accidental death.
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both blame Claudius for the death of their fathers. Hamlet and Pyrrhus are both seized by inaction at some point in their respective narratives and each avenges his father. Hamlet and Fortinbras both have plans that are thwarted by uncles that are also
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himself with the same poisoned wine, but is stopped by Hamlet, so he will be the only one left alive to give a full account of the story. He then wills the throne of Denmark to Fortinbras before dying.
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3396:To Be or Not to Be: That is the Adventure
2263:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1829:, which aired in the UK in December 2009.
1552:in 2016, transferred to West End in 2017.
1010:Learn how and when to remove this message
832:Learn how and when to remove this message
713:Learn how and when to remove this message
571:Marcellus, Horatio, Hamlet, and the Ghost
554:Learn how and when to remove this message
348:Learn how and when to remove this message
2548:The lady doth protest too much, methinks
1354:'s 1994/95 touring production, opposite
1144:once adjourned early so that members of
419:But in a fiction, in a dream of passion,
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3580:Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1905:(July 1927). "Etymologies for Hamlet".
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1671:Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1236:in 1948 and again in 1955, directed by
415:O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!
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1644:portrayed Hamlet in Tony Richardson's
1433:Michael Stuhlbarg played the role for
433:What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba,
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3827:Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow
3681:Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
2192:from the original on 21 November 2022
2140:from the original on 25 November 2020
2108:from the original on 12 November 2020
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1186:in 1922 and again when he took it to
879:; like King Hamlet, his character in
635:, held that Hamlet suffered from the
369:in the title role is introduced by a
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810:adding citations to reliable sources
691:adding citations to reliable sources
532:adding citations to reliable sources
326:adding citations to reliable sources
227:' ascension to the throne and hasty
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450:The name Hamlet occurs in the form
402:Hamlet reclines next to Ophelia in
203:(mistakenly poisoned by Claudius).
2340:"The Women Who Have Played Hamlet"
2024:"Hamlet: The Undiscovered Country"
1668:portrayed Hamlet in the 1990 film
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163:(1599–1601). He is the Prince of
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2259:The Old Vic Theatre: A History
1948:American Journal of Psychology
1610:directed himself as Hamlet in
1574:played Hamlet during the 2018
1250:during its out-of-town tryout.
770:, the play, and its audience.
484:comes from the Icelandic noun
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3590:Highlander II: The Quickening
2519:What a piece of work is a man
1908:The Review of English Studies
1840:Cultural references to Hamlet
1803:New York Shakespeare Festival
1453:in 2009, for which he won an
1202:first played the part at the
466:L'histoire tragique d'Hamlet,
435:That he should weep for her?
199:(drowning) and of his mother
132:(uncle, stepfather; deceased)
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3405:Tales from the Public Domain
3360:Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
2459:Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
1754:Mystery Science Theater 3000
1718:played Haider (Hamlet) in a
1474:Michael Brando (grandson of
1308:American Shakespeare Theatre
755:Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
644:necessarily the former also.
496:Influence of the Reformation
270:", typically represented as
193:Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
3194:The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
655:As a mirror of the audience
592:one, and was frowned on in
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3809:The Conscience of the King
1837:
1797:played the role in a 1990
1789:BBC Television Shakespeare
1787:played Hamlet in the 1980
1520:Royal Exchange, Manchester
1451:Theatre for a New Audience
1384:in 1995 for his portrayal.
1286:played Hamlet in Moscow's
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4067:The Hobart Shakespeareans
3769:Interred with Their Bones
3297:Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
2029:11 September 2021 at the
1921:10.1093/res/os-III.11.257
1844:In the comic book series
1823:Royal Shakespeare Company
1595:Johnston Forbes-Robertson
1568:, New York City, in 2017.
1234:Royal Shakespeare Company
1214:Theater am Gendarmenmarkt
1174:Johnston Forbes-Robertson
167:, nephew to the usurping
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3023:Let the Devil Wear Black
1708:released in 2007 at the
1510:Staatsschauspiel Dresden
1471:, and later on Broadway.
1463:played the role for the
1449:played the role for the
1416:played the role for the
1402:West Yorkshire Playhouse
1400:played the role for the
1306:played the role for the
1298:Prospect Theatre Company
1296:played the role for the
1176:played the role in 1898.
951:University of Wittenberg
631:, following the work of
408:The Play Scene in Hamlet
4158:Fictional Danish people
4049:The Chronicles of Amber
4017:Hamlet and His Problems
3759:The Shakespeare Stealer
3310:(BBC 2, animated, 1992)
2713:Cultural references to
1576:Dublin Theatre Festival
1488:played the role at the
1428:Slovak National Theatre
1426:played the role in the
1370:(Laertes), directed by
624:Freudian interpretation
480:the Old Icelandic name
462:François de Belleforest
101:In-universe information
3620:In the Bleak Midwinter
3387:Lyle the Kindly Viking
2303:What Happens in Hamlet
2291:. Ed. Methuen, 1982. (
2233:Braun, Edward (1982).
1852:Richard III of England
1678:and based on his play.
1628:Innokenty Smoktunovsky
1508:played Hamlet for the
1500:Stockholm City Theatre
1430:in Bratislava in 2007.
1328:Royal National Theatre
1290:between 1971 and 1980.
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3144:Gertrude and Claudius
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2344:University of Warwick
2293:The Arden Shakespeare
2062:Howard, Tony (2007).
1781:presentation in 1970.
1779:Hallmark Hall of Fame
1738:Hallmark Hall of Fame
1544:played Hamlet at the
1528:played Hamlet at the
1518:played Hamlet at the
1512:from 2012 until 2019.
1398:Christopher Eccleston
1392:Critic's Circle Award
1326:played Hamlet at the
1232:played Hamlet at the
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3134:Too, Too Solid Flesh
3003:Hamlet Goes Business
2703:Common phrases from
2336:at Wikimedia Commons
2324:at Wikimedia Commons
1747:portrayed Hamlet in
1722:by Vishal Bharadwaj.
1720:2014 film adaptation
1694:played Hamlet in an
1618:for his performance.
1526:Benedict Cumberbatch
1076:as Hamlet, 1880–1885
984:improve this section
806:improve this section
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4163:Literary archetypes
3836:Slings & Arrows
3414:The Skinhead Hamlet
3124:Hamlet Had an Uncle
2933:The Rest Is Silence
2730:Language of flowers
2653:Critical approaches
2636:The Spanish Tragedy
2499:To be, or not to be
2380:William Shakespeare
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2237:. London: Methuen.
2219:, February 8, 2019.
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2048:in 1890; quoted by
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2004:on 23 November 2020
1856:William Shakespeare
1777:played Hamlet in a
1775:Richard Chamberlain
1761:Christopher Plummer
1632:a 1964 Russian film
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1360:Jacqueline McKenzie
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1268:Richard Chamberlain
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4008:Hamlet and Oedipus
3711:To Be or Not to Be
3570:To Be or Not to Be
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3533:In popular culture
3510:Die Hamletmaschine
3378:The Klingon Hamlet
3287:Hamlet at Elsinore
2943:The Bad Sleep Well
2757:Moscow Art Theatre
2216:The Globe and Mail
1813:American Civil War
1566:The Public Theater
1532:in London in 2015.
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2045:La Jeune Belgique
1745:Maximilian Schell
1704:played Hamlet in
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1686:1996 film version
1656:Franco Zeffirelli
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1366:(Ophelia),
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3782:(2020)
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