Hamlet - William Shakespeare

...tool too.. I have a Hamlet exam on the 20th of January and my revision - well I'm trying!!! So I am using this as an aid to remind myself about the play and the characters and also give you all a review of the play!

Well obviously my reason for reading this play in the first place is for my exam, because I am not going to lie to you I would not have read this under normal circumstances.. I'm not sure anyone would! Well someone must ...
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== Who was Hamlet written by? ==

Hamlet is a play written by the master of plays, William Shakespeare, a playwright spanning numerous monarchies. Born in 1564 in Stratford - Upon - Avon, to fairly wealthy parents, this well educated man, married a lady somewhat older than him and began a family. William's wife Anne Hathaway bore him three children even whilst he remained away in London travelling back to his wife and family ... more

Just to warn you now, regardless of the fact I am putting this on two review sites and I am using it as a revision tool too.. I have a Hamlet exam on the 20th of January and my revision - well I'm trying!!! So I am using this as an aid to remind myself about the play and the characters and also give you all a review of the play!

Well obviously my reason for reading this play in the first place is for my exam, because I am not going to lie to you I would not have read this under normal circumstances.. I'm not sure anyone would! Well someone must because it is probably one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and the most recent adaptation has featured David Tennant, something I wish I had seen, it may well have brought they play a little more to life for me!

Anyway I shall start reviewing one of the most famous plays alongside Romeo and Juliet, I will try to bring you a little bit of history, some facts about the play and a few little things my English trained brain has noticed about this play..

If anyone else is doing this exam soon, then I hope this might give you a hint or two too..

== This Will Contain Spoilers About The Play So Please Do Not Rate Me Because Of This Fact Because I Have Warned You ==

Who was Hamlet written by?

Hamlet is a play written by the master of plays, William Shakespeare, a playwright spanning numerous monarchies. Born in 1564 in Stratford - Upon - Avon, to fairly wealthy parents, this well educated man, married a lady somewhat older than him and began a family. William's wife Anne Hathaway bore him three children even whilst he remained away in London travelling back to his wife and family occasionally - well he must have after all he created three children!

Shakespeare and his work spanned two monarchies, Elizabeth I and James I, with his thirty seven plays and one hundred and fifty four sonnets, that we know of! William's work was renowned across the globe, if not before his death, they definitely are now.. Well they must be to be included in the English curriculum for A-level..

Shakespeare's many works spanned many genres of play, from Romantic poems and plays to Revenge plays.. Hamlet itself is what it is know as a Revenge Tragedy, a play that incorporates both the revenge and vengeance of a death as well as tragedy, including multiple deaths, which I am sure you know about as Hamlet it's a fairly well known play, if you haven't studied it I can almost be sure many have seen the film, with Ethan Hawke (saving that maybe for another review!)

Shakespeare spent his time writing plays between 1590 - 1613, therefore 23 years writing plays, sonnets and poems.. Personally I think he must have been working very hard to achieve all that, in amongst visiting his wife and children, and being the Co-owner of the Globe Theatre. As with many playwrights and artists he was not as recognised during his living years as much as he was later on after his death, especially during the time of the Romantics in the 19th century as they began to interpret his plays in manner in which we do now. Finding hidden and deeper meanings than are just seen on the surface..! Quick notes about Shakespeare:

• Full name - William Shakespeare
• Date of Birth - 23 April 1564 - 23 April 1616
• Marriage - Married at age 18 to Anne Hathaway
• Children - Susannah, and twins Hamnet and Judith
• Number of surviving works - 37 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems and other poems
• Most notable plays - Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet..

When was Hamlet written?

It appears to historians that this play was written in the very early part of the 17th century, thought to be either 1600 or 1601, giving merely a year before the play was transferred to the stage and performed around the country to audiences telling the tale of revenge, woe and unrequited love, dramatically and not so softly spoken in a crowded theatre. Therefore performed in 1602, turned into a paper copy to be bought around 1603, for those who were better off and could afford to but the printed version of the play.

It is said that Shakespeare took some of his inspiration and ideas from plays and novels from the past, this can be said of hamlet, in fact there are hints of numerous plays throughout hamlet, obviously I didn't know this before I started studying it, but regardless after looking into it there is obvious references to a twelfth century Latin history of Denmark complied by Saxo Grammaticus.

Anyway slightly going off topic there a little..

Character List (I'll try to keep it brief!)

Hamlet - The title character obviously.. (I think the name gave it away!) Right then, Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark and the main character in this play, as it seems regardless of the other characters the plot revolves around his actions and decisions. The character of Hamlet is a usually sullen and reflective one, his attitude towards his mother and her behaviour is somewhat more modern now than it would have seen in the 17th century. Hamlets relationships with the other characters are somewhat a topic to be considered because how he reacts to their proposals and actions seem to determine their fate. It is not obvious how old Hamlet is, but we are aware that he is the nephew of the current King Claudius, much to his contempt.. Thus giving him his reasons to act in the way in which he does..!

Claudius - Hamlet's Uncle and the newest King of Denmark, not in the slightest Hamlet's favourite step father, if he had to chose I doubt he would have picked this villain. To some Claudius is a driven King from the outside, but on the inside Hamlet and some other see him as a man driven by his lust for power. However he has on occasion seemed genuinely concerned and loving toward Gertrude..!

Gertrude - Hamlet's mother and current wife of Claudius, despite her original loyalty to Hamlet's father it could be suggested that she only married Claudius to stay in the money and life style she had become used to whilst married to Old Hamlet.. Hamlet's father. Despite this there does seem to be an affection for her son, even right until the end..

Polonius, Laertes and Ophelia - Polonius is the main advisor to Claudius however he still seems to be a more arrogant character exceptionally regarding his daughter Ophelia's romance with Hamlet. Laertes is the son of Polonius and brother to Ophelia, similarly to his father he is quick to jump to the defence of his sister and his father in times of need. Ophelia is the young daughter of Polonius and love interest of Hamlet, despite his changing mind about their relationship, the character seems a mixed up one not helped by Hamlet's behaviour towards her, his reactions send her in a downward spiral to her ultimate demise..

The Ghost - This character is suspected to be the ghost of Hamlets recently departed father, however there is no clear proof that this is in fact true only by Hamlet's best friend does he begin to believe the Ghost and the knowledge he is giving him. Hamlet takes this knowledge and beings his quest to avenge his fathers death at the hands of Claudius..

Horatio - Hamlet's best friend and the character that is constantly there for him regardless of the situation, even after Hamlet's death, Horatio takes the role and tells the story of the son who avenged his fathers death and the hands of his uncle.. This really could only be the work of an elaborate story!There are other less frequent characters that are out to look after Hamlet or to be the accessory to his death, strangely enough agreed to by his mother.. These people include..

• Fortinbras
• Rosencrantz and Gildenstern
• Osric
• Reynaldo
• Voltimand and Cornelius
• Francisco
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• Marcellus and Bernardo

== Breakdown of Hamlet ==

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Act One

Scene one: brings the reader right into the action with two characters, Bernardo and Francisco, watching out on the battlements of Elsinore Castle, unaware of what was going on around them, to be the start of something much larger than themselves. Bernardo the watchman is joined by a friend of Prince Hamlet, Horatio, as they wish to show Horatio the apparition of something they think may be the Ghost of the old Hamlet. The Ghost they claim has been wandering the battlements at night for days, despite approaching the Ghost it seemed to ignore Horatio.. However as Horatio believed the ghost was of Hamlet's father, he agreed to get Hamlet on the battlements to see if he could speak to the Ghost..

Scene two: holds again some important news for the audience, the marriage of Hamlet's mother to his Uncle and current King of Denmark Claudius, he proclaims that despite the small time between the death of his brother and the marriage to his widow that he is simply doing this so soon to help the residents of Denmark over come the death of the former King. After his coronation Claudius' Lord Chamberlain Polonius grants permission for his son Laertes to return to France, as this is where he spends the majority of the play, until the real drama unfolds.. This scene in turn brings around the issue of Hamlet mourning the loss of his father, which unsurprisingly Hamlet had not got over yet, which became an issue to both his mother and her new husband. Calling Hamlet unmanly and therefore denying him to go back to his studies in Wittenberg.

Important Quote…

_ She married:- O, most wicked speed, to post
With such dexterity to incestuous sheets! _

Hamlets contempt at the hasty marriage between his mother and his Uncle Claudius..

Scene three: is mainly revolving around Polonius and his family, as it is time to bid farewell to Laertes, but not without his father giving him some advice, which Polonius should himself be taking on board, as his advice could come in very handy for himself a little later on.
Laertes is also handing out the advice himself to his sister Ophelia, warning her away from Hamlet, suggesting that due to his rank and status he would never truly love her. After promising Laertes she will stay away from Hamlet, he sets sail for France with his fathers advice in mind.

Scene four: By the time scene four begins it is night and as the new King celebrates his new position there are sounds of horns and trumpets, welcoming him into the role, a tradition that has been in place for years, Hamlet exclaims that despite this Claudius has no right to do this as he has taken his brothers throne without a vote or political decision. Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus, wait for the arrival of the apparition of the Ghost, which upon arrival Hamlet is unsure whether to follow it or not, unaware of the chaos and ill it may cause him if he does so.. However despite Horatio's protests he decides to follow the Ghost anyway, into the darkness he goes, where Horatio and Marcellus decide to follow totally unaware of the information imparted on Hamlet and the problems it causes.

Scene five: In the darkness the Ghost reveals his identity to is son, having listened to his father's spirit explain the mystery behind his death. Hamlet learns the truth that the murderer of his father now indeed wears the crown of Denmark. Despite the religious ethics behind it, the Ghost asks Hamlet to seek revenge for Claudius' evil deed, however he makes sure that Hamlet knows not to inflict any revenge on his mother exclaiming that her payment would come upon her death. Having spoken with his father Hamlet returns to his friend and upon their asking of the news he refuses to share the information he just received.

My opinion

Scene one brings the audience or the reader right in on the action, from the first scene you can see that this Ghost will be the perpetrator of all the madness that is to come. There is not too many characters introduced in this scene which is a good thing as there is always so much to take on with this play, that this first scene eases you in with the information that will give you a basis to the play..! Looking at Horatio through this scene it seems that Horatio's reservation about the basis of the Ghosts actual existence is somewhat reflective of how I think the audience would be feeling by this point..
Scene two brings a lot of demons to the surface about how Claudius feels about his Step-son, in a word, he doesn't. However his intentions for keeping Hamlet back in Denmark are for the most part unclear, for Gertrude it is to keep her son close to her, as she is more than aware of how Hamlet feels about her hasty marriage. This scene has speeches that bring a lot of contradictions, it seems that the character of Claudius cannot decide exactly how he wants the people of Denmark to feel about his marriage by comparing death to a new life, as he has with his brothers death and his marriage it is a contradiction in terms as it seems that he is trying to turn attention from his brothers death, to his own marriage.. Which in itself seems slightly suspicious, why so soon they marry, had something been going on before now?

From the outset in scene three Laertes seems a little more active upon his wishes than a more reluctant Hamlet, surely is Hamlet wanted to go back to school so desperately he would have fought his step-father so he could? Laertes is a less seen character but is a more active character when he is around. This scene is somewhat a beacon for fatherly attention, or lack of it in Hamlet's case, both Ophelia and Laertes are given advice and attention from their father, where Hamlet lacks this as Claudius seems to just look upon Hamlet as a trophy more than a son.
Scene four sees the beginning of the action in the play, where we see Hamlet disappear off into the night to speak to the ghost of his father, what they are talking about is shrouded in mystery until the following scene. The dubious nature of both Marcellus and Horatio are more than justified as they believe some ill may come of this visit which as we know is quite true. In terms of action this scene does not have it in abundance however it is the reason the following scenes play out in the way in which they do..!

Scene five reveals to the audience and Hamlet the reason behind Old Hamlet's death. However the secrecy surrounding this is reflective of the secrets between the majority of the characters as time goes on. Many secrets are kept some revealed but it seems all cause some kind of disaster as the secrets eventually come to light. Death and treachery in abundance.

Act Two

Scene one: Secrecy and spying are the main themes here, poor Ophelia's heart is being messed around with, not only is she fooled into thinking she should stay away from Hamlet, but now he father is insisting his lovesickness is the reason behind his moodiness. Spying on Laertes is Reynaldo, Reynaldo is spying on Laertes on behalf of Polonius, the trust between the father and son is a boundary that is about to be broken.

Scene two: This scene really shows the secrecy between parents and their children despite their age or circumstance, spying on Hamlet and Ophelia to really find out if their love is the reason behind his sadness. Although Claudius believes it is 'unmanly grief' for his father, so decides to cheer him up and organise a gathering of sorts with his friends from Wittenberg.

My Opinion

Scene one sees the whole family trust boundaries break down, Polonius is not satisfied the Laertes word when he promises to act well when reaching France, sending a spy shows how little he trusts his own son. As for Hamlet's 'lovesickness' it appears he is only portraying what he said he would do many scenes back when he proclaimed he shall act like a mad man. Thus ruining Ophelia's life, Hamlet seems totally unaware of the chaos he is about to cause.
Scene two and we really see the conniving attitude Polonius has towards his children having spied on Laertes he is now using his only daughter Ophelia to work out why Hamlet is not his usual self.. Surely one look at the recent happenings and they could have an answer themselves.. However things do not run as smoothly in a Shakespeare play now do they?

Act Three

Scene one: The devious nature of both Claudius and Polonius is used here when they agree to view Hamlet's reaction to Ophelia confronting him. This is the classic scene where the classic contemplation of suicide happens for Hamlet, the legendary speech, trying to avoid the life of experience.. However he spots Ophelia heading his way, who demands she gives him back the love tokens he gave her, angrily he denies having given her anything, after suggesting she should live in a brothel Ophelia departs deeply upset. Here we see a difference in opinion about Hamlets melancholy nature, as Claudius is unsure of its cause, where Polonius still believes it is his feelings for Ophelia.
Scene two: Hamlet having been very excited about the play he had put together, his best friend Horatio turned up to give him some vital support as his players performed, not only this but he asks his friend to keep an eye on the new King to see if any guilty looks appear upon his face. The play is performed depicting exactly what the Ghost told Hamlet. This appears to strike a chord with Claudius as he calls for light, causing chaos.. Leading Hamlet and Horatio to judge the reaction accordingly.

Scene three: Shows the beginning of what could be Hamlet's demise.. Claudius shaken by the face he realises Hamlet knows what happened to his father, Claudius begins to ponder ways to keep a 'dangerous' Hamlet away. This ends up being moving him to England with Rosencrantz and Gildenstern, both with instructions in Hamlet's direction. However when Hamlet comes into close contact with Claudius he has the ample opportunity to kill him, however believing Claudius was praying he waits..
Scene four: Gertrude awaits Hamlet, but not before she employs Polonius to spy on the conversation from behind a tapestry. Hamlet's bad nature and unhappiness is taken out on his mother after she accuses him of offending his 'father,' his anger is then taken out on his mother as he viciously attacks her.. Polonius decides to call for help, giving away his presence.. Leading to his death.. He persuades his mother to keep the cause of Polonius's death a secret.. But for how long?

My Opinion

Scene one holds the legendary Shakespeare speech in the form of Hamlet thinking of suicide, but it also begins the ball rolling for Ophelia's death, it still seems however that Polonius is too sure of himself believing his daughter is the cause of Hamlet's discontent. Although, Hamlet is being rather harsh on Ophelia his 'madness' can be blamed for this, even though it does come as somewhat of a surprise to Ophelia or at least that is how I can imagine the reaction to be from the way in which it is written.
Scene two, just proves to Hamlet how guilty his uncle is.. However is this really the best thing for hamlet to be doing.. Is his uncle just going to this his nephew really has lost his mind? Obviously this is a way to get back at his uncle and his mother Gertrude, however his behaviour is not especially kind on Ophelia either with his offensive comments towards her, if there was any chance she was in love with him surely not so much anymore?

Scene three does show Hamlet's inaction, he mishears what Claudius is going on about, as he thinks Claudius is praying, where actually he is wishing he could pray.. Giving Hamlet the easy option to kill off Claudius, but he chooses not too.. Which when he is compared to the absent Laertes he is a slow character that has revenge but only slowly does he manage to avenge his fathers death.
For the majority scene four is fairly violent, Hamlet's behaviour is a reflection on how he is to act within the rest of the play, for the past few scenes he has been quite a passive character, now he is jumping into action, perhaps on the wrong person but he is trying to take the revenge his father suggested. The way he has spoken to his mother in this scene does show mainly his anger at her marriage but it does give a hint that he is slightly angry at the fact that Claudius is King, where by inheritance Hamlet should be King.

Act Four

Scene one: A relatively short scene here, mainly comprising of Gertrude running away to Claudius telling him of her sons misdeed toward Polonius, not only this but she tells her new husband her son is mad, and must be stopped! Without causing a fuss in Denmark, Claudius needs a plan to remove Hamlet, here he consults Rosencrantz and Gildenstern about the murder and send them away to find him.
Scene two: Hamlet is disposing of Polonius's body when the pair catch up with him, Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are asking away at Hamlet to find out where the body is and Hamlet answers them in riddles, however he does agree to go back with them to Claudius..

Scene three: Hamlet is under guard when Rosencrantz and Gildenstern return him, Claudius pressures him into telling him where the body of Polonius is, however Hamlet is playing coy and gives him riddles to try and work out.. Hamlet eventually gives in revealing Polonius's whereabouts, as he sends his men to find the body, Claudius orders Hamlet to be escorted to England, enthusiastically Hamlet agrees, unaware it is his death sentence.
Scene four: Nearby we see Fortinbras headed in Denmark's direction in order to attack Poland for a scrap of land.. Hamlet exclaims about it being such a waste of time fighting over something so slight. Then realises himself that he himself is fighting to avenge his father to very little gain. Despite this he swears to himself that he will from now on have only 'bloody' thoughts in order for him to avenge his father..

Scene five: The news of Polonius's death spreads, leaving a heartbroken and slowly insane Ophelia to go mad, and is by this point running around talking gibberish and being generally insane. A scene erupts in the castle, Laertes' return, swearing the death of murderer of his father. At first suggesting that Claudius is behind the death, however the audience knows differently..!
Scene six: Hamlet returns with vengeance, having worked out Claudius' plan he returns with news of a pirate attack and having been returned to Denmark those who returned him have messages for the King and Queen!

Scene seven: this scene brings together all the plots and revenge ideas that have been floating around 4 a while the two revenge plots between Laertes, Hamlet, Old Hamlet and Claudius.. Hamlet informs the King he will soon be back at the castle much to Laertes' pleasure.. Knowing he can begin his revenge sooner rather than later he begins to calm and plot Hamlet's death with Claudius.. Death is all around in this scene and no sooner are certain characters plotting Hamlet's death do we get the news of Ophelia's untimely death.

My Opinion

Scene one just proves to the audience how deceptive Gertrude really is, how little she thinks of her son to promise him one thing and then to run off to the enemy and betray him. Claudius now shows how his throne is more important than he first suggested, as before he was apparently wanting to look after his nephew, now it seems he is more interested in getting rid of him as he is becoming wise to Hamlet's plan.
By agreeing to go back with the pair in scene two Hamlet is just waiting to see the reaction of Claudius, as I think to Hamlet he is more than aware that his mother would have told her new husband about what happened. By talking in riddles to them, there is even more proof that he is apparently mad..

Scene three shows just how desperate Claudius is to get rid of Hamlet, he knows that his life is in danger if he lets the boy stay in Denmark. The minimal amount of fuss about his death would be made if he was simply lost at sea, rather than another member of his wife's family dying suspiciously in more strange circumstances, because Hamlet in England at the time would have been seen as the rightful heir as the monarchy has been arranged that way for centuries in England.
Scene four, shows to Hamlet and the audience how little point there is fighting over something small, this is also reflective of the religion at that point, as revenge was seen to be taken by God not those who wish to commit a sin, those who sin will be judged at death. So audiences even from the moment Hamlet agrees to avenge his fathers death will be worrying about Hamlet's soul.

Scene five, who killed Polonius? Well we all know who did but it is Laertes that is left in the dark about his fathers murder at least for a little while, just proves there is so much deception going on in this play.. As for Ophelia, this just shows how mean Hamlet has been towards this poor young girl, her only crime to love someone so cruel..!
Scene six, well it seems that the plans that Claudius may have for Hamlet may have backfired and things aren't looking so peachy on the King's side of the bargain. Which I guess is revenge for his behaviour in the first place.. It seems to be all part of the vengeance plan for Old Hamlet's death.. Looks like things aren't looking so good..!

Scene seven and poor Ophelia's life comes to an end, uncertainty around whether it was suicide or an accident call into question if her burial should be religious or not. There are a lot of religion based questions to be answered with this play, but based upon the time in which it was written there were differing reactions to the actions. However the revenge plots for Laertes and Hamlet are against the religion regardless of which denomination the current head of the monarchy was following. It is just a very unfortunate scene as it proves the untimely death of the majority of the characters.

Act Five

Scene one: the actual nature of Ophelia's death is called into question as gravediggers question her death and wonder if she should actually be buried in a religious manner.. Hamlet picks up a skull which he begins to question the owner of the skull, when it is revealed the owner of the skull it makes the skull seem more jovial - Yorick.. Old Hamlets Jester, someone Hamlet hated, but brings him the realisation that no matter who you are you will become dust. The procession of Ophelia's funeral commenced, looking to see who the deceased was, Hamlet became enraged when he realised it was Ophelia's funeral. Laertes suitably in grieving for his sister, was so aggrieved with the proceedings and the priest, he jumped into the grave with Ophelia - leading to Hamlet flailing around professing his love for Ophelia being more than 40 brothers could ever give..

Scene two: the final scene of the play, this is where the whole play culminates, plots for revenge come to a head and well deaths are imminent.. However before the arranged fight between Laertes and Hamlet can begin there are some other lose ends to tie up. Such as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's deaths. Hamlet and Laertes were never the best of friends before all the trouble began, so there is no wonder Laertes does not want to become best friends.. Not at least right until the last moment anyway..
The fight begins and the fail safe to be rid of Hamlet backfires on Claudius as he expected Laertes to hit Hamlet first, again against what he expected not only did Hamlet strike Laertes twice but he also refuses to drink the poisoned wine.. The poisoned wine which becomes the death of his mother Gertrude.. Whether this was to save Hamlet or just plain foolishness it is unclear, regardless it sends Gertrude on her way to be judged just as the Ghost proclaimed she should. As his mother falls to the ground Laertes and Hamlet have another scuffle in which Laertes cuts himself with his own blade! Oops!
The evil end for Claudius is to come as having been hurt himself Hamlet has to avenge his father and therefore stabs Claudius through the chest with the poisoned sword and drink the poisoned wine.. Looks like someone got their comeuppance!
Hamlet and Laertes have a speech where they absolve each other before dying, however there is still life left in Hamlet as he prays that Horatio shall tell his story and proclaims that Fortinbras should be King of Denmark, making him King of two countries at once..!

Themes in general?

Revenge.. Well I don't think I need to go into great detail about revenge because it is everywhere, there are three separate revenge plots in here..
Hamlet to Claudius for his fathers death..
Laertes to Hamlet for his fathers death..
Fortinbras to Old Hamlet for his fathers death..
They are all done within the play but Fortinbras actually gained something from the revenge.. He got the crown for two countries, something his father could only dream of!

Tragedy.. Well again it is safe to say this is a little bit all over the place, death and murder are continuous especially in the final scene.. The majority of the characters die in the play, except Horatio who Hamlet uses to tell his story.. It gives the audience I feel a chance to reflect on what has just happened in the play.

Deception.. Hamlet deceives the majority of the cast, with his fake madness, not only is it a harsh mind game but it also culminates in the death/suicide of Ophelia..
Claudius is a deceptive character too as he tries to gain his nephews trust where he is merely trying to remove him to keep the power for himself, but secretly doing it so he can keep his queen and country happy.

Action.. Well Laertes was too quick to act and Hamlet was far too slow, however I know that is Hamlet had acted sooner he would probably have ended the play much sooner, so maybe the face he was slow to act gave us so much more action. However on the other hand Claudius was fast to act when it came to removing his nephew, but still Hamlet foiled him and couldn't even achieve his goal on his own, he needed someone else to help him!

So Hamlet?

Well I don't think there is a lot more I can say about Hamlet that you cannot gauge from what I have just written, but I will say that is mainly for my benefit if it helps anyone else I will be happy but for anyone that really wanted to know anything about Hamlet or its themes, there isn't much else out there I haven't covered.. Or at least I think so!

I left out the quotes because we could b here forever with them!

So wish me luck with the exam tomorrow!

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