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A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.

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It's about a prince called Hamlet who's father was poisioned! He thinks his uncle (Claudious!) murded his dad to gain the throne. His uncle then becomes king after marrying Hamlets mother (Gurtrude). Hamlet's fathers ghost appears and tells Hamlet that Claudious poisioned him! Hamlet goes mad and has wierd behavior problems. Ophelia falls in love with the prince but his behavior drives her insane. Ophelia then drowns. Later on there is a duel (a sort of fight). And :Gertrude, Laertes, Claudius, and Hamlet all die in the end!

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Hamlet is about a young man named Hamlet who's father dies. He sees his father's ghost and the ghost tells him his uncle was the one who killed him and asks Hamlet to seek revenge on his killer. Hamlet goes on a quest to kill his uncle.

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Hamlet is:

1. The name of a play by Shakespeare

2. The main character in that play

3. The name of the father of the main character in the play.

4. A word meaning a small village or settlement.

Hamlet is not:

1. The son of William Shakespeare (he was called Hamnet)

2. A delicious pancake made of beaten eggs with no flour (that's an omelette)

3. A small ham.

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He is the central character of Shakespeare's play, Hamlet.

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hamlet A small settlement without services or shops, and usually without a church.

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A hamlet is a small village, or a play by William Shakespeare.

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That's a matter of opinion. Different people will have different views.

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It's a play written by William shakespeare.

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the play is called Hamlet and was writing by William Shakespeare.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet


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if you are asking this for, say, a homework assignment, then I recommend you figure it out on your own, as your teacher could find this easily.The ghost in Shakespeare's Hamlet is Hamlet's father, who is dead. In Hamlet, Hamlet's father is killed by Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet's father's ghost (the ghost) comes back to basically tell Hamlet what happened, and to tell him (more or less) to have revenge on Hamlet's uncle.


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How does Laetres die in Hamlet?

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Who was played by Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet?

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