Hamlet gives his "To be, or not to be" soliloquy.
Hamlet tells Ophelia, "Get thee to a nunnery!"
Hamlet decides not to kill Claudius while he prays.
Hamlet kills Polonius.
It ought to be.
The official story is that King Hamlet died from snakebite.
William Shakespeare
Hamlet asks Horatio to, "tell my story"
He tells Horatio to "draw his breath in pain," to tell Hamlet's story.
The ghost of Hamlet's father appears to the watchmen. Hamlet's mother encourages Hamlet to act happy. Hamlet is asked to avenge his father's death. Hamlet tells his friends not to be surprised if it seems like he's acting crazy.
No, it was based on Shakespeare's Hamlet
His first story to be written is Hamlet
It ought to be.
Yes, in the story Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark who is told by his father's ghost that he was murdered by his brother and Hamlet's mother. The story follows Hamlet in how he solves this problem.
The official story is that King Hamlet died from snakebite.
West Side Story is based on Romeo and Juliet Kiss me Kate is based on the Taming of the Shrew The Boys from Syracuse is based on A Comedy of Errors Your Own Thing is based on The Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona is based on (duh!) Two Gentlemen of Verona The Lion King is based on Hamlet :-) Another Midsummer Night is based on Midsummer Night's Dream Rockabye Hamlet is also based on Hamlet (but didn't run NEARLY as long as Lion King - only 1 week LOL).
There is no such thing as a short story called Hamlet. There is a play by this name, but plays are not the same thing as short stories.
Hamlet asks Horatio to recount his tale.
Hamlet asks Horatio to, "tell my story"
William Shakespeare
No, but as told on the DVD's bonus features, in the Story Origins, it has influences from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet and from Biblical stories such as the story of Moses.