Tragedy · c. 1600
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Prince Hamlet, summoned home to Elsinore by his father's death, is told by the Ghost that Claudius, now king and married to Hamlet's mother, murdered him. Feigning madness and staging a play to catch the king's conscience, Hamlet delays his revenge while the court around him unravels: Polonius is killed, Ophelia is driven to drowning, and Laertes returns for vengeance. The final duel leaves almost the whole court dead and the throne to Fortinbras of Norway.
Contents · 21 parts
- Persons of the Play26 lines
- Act I, Scene 1about 200 lines
- Act I, Scene 2about 290 lines
- Act I, Scene 3about 150 lines
- Act I, Scene 4about 110 lines
- Act I, Scene 5about 220 lines
- Act II, Scene 1about 130 lines
- Act II, Scene 2about 580 lines
- Act III, Scene 1about 200 lines
- Act III, Scene 2about 390 lines
- Act III, Scene 3about 110 lines
- Act III, Scene 4about 250 lines
- Act IV, Scene 152 lines
- Act IV, Scene 229 lines
- Act IV, Scene 378 lines
- Act IV, Scene 475 lines
- Act IV, Scene 5about 250 lines
- Act IV, Scene 632 lines
- Act IV, Scene 7about 220 lines
- Act V, Scene 1about 290 lines
- Act V, Scene 2about 430 lines