Hamlet is a tragedy set at the royal court of Denmark. Prince Hamlet is grieving for his father, the late king, when he learns that the death may not have been natural. His mother has quickly married his uncle, who now wears the crown. Hamlet struggles with doubt, duty and anger, and pretends to be mad while he searches for the truth. The play explores revenge, conscience, mortality and the gap between thought and action. Its long soliloquies and rich cast make it perhaps the most discussed play in the English language.
Quotes
To be, or not to be, that is the question.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.