Hamlet
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No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Hamlet on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right.
"Hamlet" is the story of the Prince of Denmark who learns of the death of his father at the hands of his uncle, Claudius. Claudius murders Hamlet's father, his own brother, to take the throne of Denmark and to marry Hamlet's widowed mother. Hamlet is sunk into a state of great despair as a result of discovering the murder of his father and the infidelity of his mother. Hamlet is torn between his great sadness and his desire for... more
"Hamlet" is the story of the Prince of Denmark who learns of the death of his father at the hands of his uncle, Claudius. Claudius murders Hamlet's father, his own brother, to take the throne of Denmark and to marry Hamlet's widowed mother. Hamlet is sunk into a state of great despair as a result of discovering the murder of his father and the infidelity of his mother. Hamlet is torn between his great sadness and his desire for... more
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Ryan Holiday AuthorPhilosophy runs through this play–all sorts of great lines. There are gems like “..for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so” which I used in my last book and “Beware of entrance to a quarrel; but, being in, bear it, that the opposed may beware of thee.” was a favorite of Sherman. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Hamlet is ranked in the following categories:
- #2 in .Net
- #94 in 10th Grade
- #33 in 11th Grade
- #4 in 12th Grade
- #92 in 15-Year-Old
- #33 in 16-Year-Old
- #4 in 17-Year-Old
- #4 in 18-Year-Old
- #25 in Academia
- #45 in Acting
- #23 in Archives
- #81 in Betrayal
- #32 in Broadway
- #54 in Bucket List
- #59 in Character
- #75 in Character Development
- #12 in Class
- #37 in Classic
- #28 in Classical
- #55 in Death
- #52 in Dramatic
- #23 in English Vocabulary
- #18 in English Writer
- #33 in Existential
- #57 in Existentialism
- #12 in Family Law
- #71 in Ghost
- #79 in Ghost Story
- #59 in Gilmore Girls
- #10 in High School
- #12 in High School Reading
- #77 in Human Nature
- #91 in Influential
- #93 in Ireland
- #71 in Literary
- #38 in Literature
- #80 in Men
- #20 in Murder
- #33 in Old
- #42 in Period
- #55 in Poster
- #19 in Procrastination
- #70 in Project Gutenberg
- #35 in Public Domain
- #8 in Puns
- #2 in Renaissance
- #2 in Revenge
- #86 in Royalty
- #14 in Screenplay
- #2 in Shakespeare
- #70 in Soul
- #33 in Suicide
- #87 in Top Ten
- #28 in UK
- #3 in University
- #67 in Used
- #24 in Vocabulary
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