The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare between 1599 and 1602. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, who is Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, the old king's widow and Prince Hamlet's mother. The play vividly portrays both true and feigned madness—from overwhelming grief to seething rage—and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption. Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature, with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others.

This is an annotated and illustrated version of the book1.contains an updated biography of the author at the end of the book for a better understanding of the text.2.It also contains new and unique illustrations to give a better documentation and realism to the book3.This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errorsACT I.Scene I. Elsinore. A platform before the Castle.[Francisco at his post. Enter to him Bernardo.]Ber.Who's there?Fran.Nay, answer me: stand, and unfold yourself.Ber.Long live the king!Fran.Bernardo?Ber.He.Fran.You come most carefully upon your hour.Ber.'Tis now struck twelve. Get thee to bed, Francisco.Fran.For this relief much thanks: 'tis bitter cold,And I am sick at heart.Ber.Have you had quiet guard?Fran.Not a mouse stirring.Ber.Well, good night.If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus,The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste.Fran.I think I hear them.--Stand, ho! Who is there?[Enter Horatio and Marcellus.]Hor.Friends to this ground.Mar.And liegemen to the Dane.Fran.Give you good-night.Mar.O, farewell, honest soldier;Who hath reliev'd you?Fran.Bernardo has my place.Give you good-night.[Exit.]Mar.Holla! Bernardo!Ber.Say.What, is Horatio there?Hor.A piece of him.Ber.Welcome, Horatio:--Welcome, good Marcellus.Mar.What, has this thing appear'd again to-night?Ber.I have seen nothing.

Set in Denmark, the play dramatises the revenge Prince Hamlet is called to wreak upon his uncle, Claudius, by the ghost of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet. Claudius had murdered his own brother and seized the throne, also marrying his deceased brother's widow.

Illustrated digital edition of a Shakespearean tragedy prepared in accordance with the principles of The World in Pictures project, providing a complete set of illustrations, among them 25 illustrations by outstanding painters, with a comprehensive rendering of the plot. Texts by Charles and Mery Lamb used in this publication. Works of the following artists are used in this publication: E. Delacroix, F. Dicksee, H. Fuseli, W. H. Hunt, P. A. Cot, А. Bouchele, W. Czachórski, D. Maclise, R. Dadd, J.- G. Vibert, B. West, J. E. Millais, P. Dagnan-Bouveret, К. Smith, A. Cabanel, S. Sánchez Barbudo, G. Moreau.

Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602.Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatises the revenge Prince Hamlet is called to wreak upon his uncle, Claudius, by the ghost of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet. Claudius had murdered his own brother and seized the throne, also marrying his deceased brother's widow.