The most famous play by the world’s most famous dramatist begins with Hamlet’s return to Denmark after the sudden and unexpected death of his father, the King. One night the ghost of the old King appears to Hamlet and tells him that he was poisoned – by his brother! The ghost makes Hamlet promise to take revenge, but will Hamlet be able to keep his promise?
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Revenge in Elizabethan Drama
London in Shakespeare’s times
Hamlet on the screen