Hamlet/Romeo and Juliet (Essential)

Author: Shakespeare
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Hamlet is the first of Shakespeare's famous "Four Great Tragedies," telling the story of a mysterious bloodshed in the ancient Danish court. Prince Hamlet returns from university to find his father suddenly deceased, his uncle has taken the throne and married his widowed mother. The major upheavals in the family and kingdom leave the prince immersed in grief, confusion, and doubt. At the castle top before dawn, the ghost of his father appears, revealing horrifying truths: his uncle murdered his brother, usurped the throne, and married his sister-in-law. He must avenge his father. But he faces a powerful foe. Thus comes the timeless lament of "To be or not to be," the deep and hopeless love of Ophelia, and the tragic conclusion of bloodshed in the palace. Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most well-known love tragedies. This Western "" story has left generations upon generations, millions upon millions of readers in awe.