William Shakespeare

Hamlet follows the Prince of Denmark, who is devastated after the sudden death of his father, the king. When his father’s ghost reveals that he was murdered by Hamlet’s uncle Claudius, who has now taken the throne and married Hamlet’s mother, Hamlet becomes determined to seek revenge. Torn between doubt, morality, and action, Hamlet’s hesitation leads to a chain of tragic events affecting everyone around him. The play explores themes of revenge, madness (real or feigned), corruption, mortality, and the struggle between action and inaction.