The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke by William Shakespeare

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9077.html.images 135 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9077.epub3.images 131 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9077.epub.images 131 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9077.epub.noimages 115 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9077.kf8.images 315 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9077.kindle.images 296 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9077.txt.utf-8 121 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/9077/pg9077-h.zip 130 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Title The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke
The First ('Bad') Quarto
Note Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Note There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #100
Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet
Credits Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jonathan Ingram, Karl Hagen, Charles Franks, and The Distributed Proofreaders
Summary "The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke" by William Shakespeare is a renowned tragedy that was likely written during the late 16th to early 17th century. This classic play centers around Prince Hamlet as he grapples with his father's mysterious death, his mother's hasty remarriage to his uncle Claudius, and the burden of avenging his father's murder, all while confronting themes of madness, existentialism, and morality. At the start of the play, sentinels on the battlements of Elsinore Castle discuss a ghostly apparition that has been seen resembling the deceased King Hamlet. They invite Horatio, Hamlet's friend, to witness this strange event. Simultaneously, we are introduced to important court dynamics, including the newly crowned King Claudius and his marriage to Queen Gertrude. Prince Hamlet himself is introduced as melancholic and grieving for his father. Following this, Hamlet learns from Horatio about the ghost, fueling his desire for answers regarding his father's death and setting the stage for the dark unfolding of events that will follow throughout the play. The opening scene establishes an atmosphere of tension and foreshadows the themes of betrayal and revenge that will dominate the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Tragedies
Subject Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Drama
Subject Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Drama
Subject Murder victims' families -- Drama
Subject Fathers -- Death -- Drama
Subject Revenge -- Drama
Subject Princes -- Drama
Subject Denmark -- Drama
Category Text
EBook-No. 9077
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 2, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 81 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
iBiblio