What is the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare all about?

Answer 1

Hamlet is a world famous tradey written by William Shakespeare. Basicly, the story starts with Hamlet in greiving for his dead dad, yet everyone else is happy cause his mum just married his unkle that is now king. Hamlet dad`s ghost comes back and tells Hamlet, his unkle posined him to become king. Hamlet is unsure so he pertends to be mad to discover the truth about his fathers death, Hamlet also has actors perform a play were someone gets murdered in the same way the ghost said he died. During the play Hamlets unkle runs out this proves his guilt. So Hamlet wants to kill him. First he goes to his mother basicly saying "how could you marry him? did you know?" then there is a russelling behind the curtain Hamlet stabs it convinced its his Unkle but he just killed his girlfriends dad, his Unkle says that Hamlet has gone mad and sends him away. On Hamlets way he is saved and comes back to find that his girlfriend in depression for her dad killed herself. Her brother is angrey orders Hamlet to a fenching match to the death. Hamlets unkle convinces Hamlets girlfriend`s brother to possin the tip of the sword and to possin Hamlets drink. When the Fencing match is going on Hamlets mum accidently drank from Hamlet`s cup, the fighters switch swords and both Hamlet and his oponat are posined with battle cuts, and in Hamlets last breath he kill his unkle. Hamlet dies in his best friends arms.

Answer 2

Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark and his father has recently died, succeeded as king by Hamlet's uncle Claudius who then marries Hamlet's mother. The ghost of Hamlet's father visits him and apparently tells him that Claudius murdered Hamlet's father and that Hamlet ought to revenge him. Hamlet starts acting crazy. Claudius wants to find out what's really bothering Hamlet so he sends spies to find out. Hamlet has a play put on which looks exactly like his father's death to test whether the ghost was speaking the truth. He was. Hamlet cannot seem to find the right time or occasion to kill Claudius until, while engaged in an argument with his mother, he hears a noise behind the curtains and thinking it was Claudius, kills him. Only it wasn't Claudius-- it was Polonius, his girlfriend Ophelia's father. This drives Ophelia insane, makes her brother Laertes vow revenge against Hamlet, and Claudius get even more deeply suspicious. Claudius arranges for Hamlet to be shipped out of the country to be murdered. But everybody's plans go wrong and everybody gets dead in the end.

Answer 3

A good synopsis of the play is impossible to give in a brief answer. Hamlet is a complex play, and it's also Shakespeare's longest play. Do an internet search for "Hamlet" and you'll find many websites about the play.

The essential facts are these:

The title character, Hamlet, is the Prince of Denmark. He is told, by a Ghost that looks like his father, that his uncle Claudius (who is now King) murdered his father. The Ghost calls on Hamlet to seek revenge.

That's the basic setup. From there, you'll have to study the play in detail.

If you have specific questions, go ahead and post them here at the Answers website, of course. :)

Answer 4

William Shakespeare's play Hamlet touches on many many things, but the basic plot is about a Prince who is commanded by the ghost of his father to kill his uncle. Of course that is like saying that the Sistine Chapel Ceiling is a picture of a man pointing with his index finger.

Answer 5

A wedding, a ghost, and a very high bodycount.

Answer 6

'Hamlet' is most basically a revenge play.