Results 1-10 of 12 User Review - Flag as inappropriate "Hamlet's father, the King of Denmark, is dead. It is said that a snake bit him while he slept in his orchard, but the ghost of the king comes back and tells Hamlet that his Uncle was the murderer. This puts Hamlet in a difficult position, because his Uncle is now married to his mother and is King of Denmark. Hamlet puts on a play involving the scenario, and the king reacts to it, meaning to Hamlet and Horatio that he is guilty. Hamlet begins to go crazy. Polonius, the father of Laertes and Ophelia (the woman Hamlet loves) is convinced that Hamlet's ecstasy is from his love for Ophelia. He determines that the queen can extract the info and hides while she does. Hamlet hears him and kills him. He then buries the body in an unholy way. The king learns of this, Ophelia drowns herself in her sorrow, and the king sends Hamlet with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England. The two couriers are supposed to have Hamlet killed, but Hamlet learns of the plot and heads back to Denmark. Meanwhile Laertes learned of his father's death and returns, demanding satisfaction in terms of the crown. The king decides to plot with him to kill Hamlet. They schedule a sword play where the tip of Laertes's sword is strong poison and, to be doubly sure, the wine offered to Hamlet is also poisoned. The queen ends up drinking the wine and dies. Laertes and User Review - Flag as inappropriate super HamletUser Review - Book VerdictFor individual plays, these editions are appealing in their presentation of easy-to-read text with footnotes on alternate pages, next to the text, instead of buried in small print at the bottom of ... Read full review GoodUser Review - sweettea789 - Overstock.comIt is good and has nice explanations on the side of the pages. Read full review To be, or not to be? That is the qustion.User Review - kate r - BordersIf you have not yet read Hamlet, do so. Not only is William Shakespeare one of the greatest writers of all times but he wrought the best tragedy too. I think this is one of those plays that you have ... Read full review | User ratings
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