Hamlet

HAMLET Shakespeare''s Most Powerful Tragedy As the tragic drama begins, a melancholy Prince Hamlet mourns the death of his father, King Hamlet, and the remarriage of his mother, Queen Gertrude, to King Hamlet''s brother, Claudius. Meanwhile, Prince Hamlet''s friend, Horatio, learns from castle sentries that they have seen a ghost, who resembles King Hamlet. Once informed of the presence of this ghost, the young Prince vows to find it. But, later that evening, the apparition, who, indeed, is the Ghost of King Hamlet appears to Hamlet to divulge the truth of his demise...Claudius murdered the King! Hamlet swears revenge! Hamlet, Shakespeare''s most powerful tragedy and renowned work, is often regarded by critics and scholars as one of the greatest plays ever written. Hamlet contemplates the complexity of action and inaction, revenge and retribution, love and hate, loyalty and deception, ambition and fate...and the immortal question, "To be, or not to be".