There are many different versions even of Shakespeare's Hamlet and have been from the outset. Two Quarto versions were published in Shakespeare's lifetime and a different version was published in the Folio. The First Quarto was shorter than the other two which can take over three hours to perform. If you add all the bits of the Second Quarto which are not in the Folio to the Folio edition it takes over four hours. But in fact, most productions cut it back so it can be performed in about two-and-a-half hours.
4 and half hour
Denmark
Hamlet, Act V, Scene I:Prince Hamlet: "How long will a man lie i' the earth ere he rot?"
Not long. A couple months, tops.
Why does it take Hamlet so long to take his revenge?
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There are tons of questions that are asked about how conflicts plays out in Hamlet. The main question would be why does it take Hamlet so long to get even.
In Act five, scene one of Hamlet, we hear this conversation between Hamlet and the gravedigger: Hamlet: How long hast thou been a grave-maker? Gravedigger: Of all the days i' the year, I came to't that day our last King Hamlet overcame Fortinbras. Hamlet: How long is that since? Gravedigger: Cannot you tell that? Every fool can tell that: it was the very day young Hamlet was born. Later, the gravedigger says, "I have been sexton here, man and boy, thirty years." The conclusion is that since the gravedigger started work on Hamlet's birthday and he has been working for thirty years, Hamlet must be thirty years old.
2 months
It is overly long and not in modern English, and Hamlet, as the protagonist, is not accessible as a character because of his mental imbalance.
the play is called Hamlet and was writing by William Shakespeare.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet
Hamlet Sr (Old Hamlet) was the King of Denmark and Hamlet Jr's (Hamlet) father. Hamlet Sr dies at the beginning of the play and the story follows Hamlet Jr as the main character. Hope this helps, Have a great day.