Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, thought to have already been written between 1599 and 1601. The play, occur Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, that has murdered Hamlet’s father, the King, and then used the throne and married Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother.

Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The play, occur Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet’s father, the King, and then used the throne and married Gertrude, Hamlet’s mom. The play vividly charts the span of real and feigned madness from mind-boggling grief to seething rage and explores designs of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.