Hamlet

Written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet’s father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother. The play vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness – from overwhelming grief to seething rage – and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.As her child Hamlet tries to navigate her grief, her sister Gertrude rises through the party ranks, marrying Hamlet’s father Claudius and causing a rift amongst the family and MPs of the House.