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Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

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In one sentence, what is the general idea of the play Hamlet?

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A son avenges his father's murder, but his madness and indecision take its toll on everyone.

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The general idea behind the play is what Hamlet learns in Act V which is to renounce his hubris and conform to the "divinity that shapes our ends,/Rough hew them how we will."

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