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1. Hamlet: Introduction
2. William Shakespeare Biography
3. Reading Shakespeare
4. List of Characters
5. Historical Background
6. Summary
7. Summary and Analysis
8. Critical Commentary
9. Quizzes
10. Themes
11. Character Analysis
12. Principal Topics
13. Essays
14. Selected Quotes
15. Criticism
16. Suggested Essay Topics
17. Sample Essay Outlines
18. Modern Connections
19. Pictures
    1. Marcellus, Horatio, Hamlet, and the Ghost by Henry Fuseli
    2. Hamlet and Ophelia in New Theatre production (1934)
    3. The Ghost, Hamlet, Horatio, and Marcellus
    4. Hamlet and Claudius in New Theatre production (1934)
    5. Horatio, Hamlet, and the Gravedigger in film adaptation (1948)
    6. Hamlet and Laertes in New Theatre production (1951)
    7. Illustration: Ghost of Hamlet's Father
    8. Illustration: Polonius
    9. Illustration: Ophelia in Act III, Scene i
    10. Illustration: Ophelia
    11. Illustration: Hamlet instructs the Players before the performance
    12. Illustration: Claudius kneels in prayer
    13. Illustration: Hamlet thrusts his sword through the curtain
    14. Illustration: The Ghost
    15. Illustration: Gertrude and Hamlet
    16. Illustration: Laertes
    17. Illustration: Ophelia goes mad
    18. Illustration: Hamlet's letter to Horatio
    19. Illustration: Ophelia's flower garlands
    20. Illustration: The Clown throws skulls out of the grave
    21. Illustration: Hamlet holding Yorick's skull
    22. Illustration: Laertes leaps into the grave
    23. Illustration: Hamlet strikes Laertes in the fencing match
    24. Illustration: Claudius in the final scene
20. FAQs
21. Bibliography and Further Reading
22. Copyright

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