Hamlet is a revenge tragedy of Elizabethan drama, written in about 1602 by William Shakespeare. It is based on the Historia Danica (1200) by Saxo Grammaticus, a Danish historian who wrote it in Latin. Later, an Italian version by Bandello, translated into French by Belleforest in his Cent Histoires Tragiques, was rendered into English in 1608. In Shakespeare’s play, the death of Old King Hamlet triggers different actions in its major characters; especially Hamlet, Gertrude, Claudius, Laertes, and to a lesser extent Polonius and Ophelia. These actions are disastrous not only to Denmark as a political entity; but also lead to the deaths of the all the play’s characters, except for Horatio. This is an excerpt of my essay on Hamlet written for a literature class at a University.

anyone interested in the History of Denmark, and tragedy in general.

the very end of the play during a dinner in which almost everyone gets killed.

all the sexual allusions between Hamlet and his mother.

read more of Shakespeare's plays.

more knowledgeable on European history and customs during Shakespeare.

is a powerful tragedian and poet.

is historical and full of action.

it is tragic and has numerous sexual connotations.

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