Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Hamlet is the story of the Prince of Denmark who learns of his father's death at the hands of his uncle, Claudius. Claudius kills Hamlet's father, his own brother, in order to seize the Danish throne and marry Hamlet's widowed mother. Hamlet falls into a state of great despair as a result of the murder of his father and the revelation of his mother's infidelity. Hamlet is torn between his great sadness and his desire to avenge the murder of his father.
