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Hamlet
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William Shakespeare
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Act I, Scene 1 Summary and Analysis
Act I, Scene 2 Summary and Analysis
Act I, Scene 3 Summary and Analysis
Act 1, Scene 4 Summary and Analysis
Act 1, Scene 5 Summary and Analysis
Act II, Scene 1 Summary and Analysis
Act II, Scene 2 Summary and Analysis
Act III, Scene 1 Summary and Analysis
Act III, Scene 2 Summary and Analysis
Act III, Scene 3 Summary and Analysis
Act III, Scene 4 Summary and Analysis
Act IV, Scene 1 Summary and Analysis
Act IV, Scene 2 Summary and Analysis
Act IV, Scene 3 Summary and Analysis
Act IV, Scene 4 Summary and Analysis
Act IV, Scene 5 Summary and Analysis
Act IV, Scene 6 Summary and Analysis
Act IV, Scene 7 Summary and Analysis
Act V, Scene 1 Summary and Analysis
Act V, Scene 2 Summary and Analysis
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Themes: Deception and False Appearances
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Themes: Misogyny and Gender
Themes: Life and Death
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Hamlet
Claudius
Polonius
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Gertrude
Horatio
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Fortinbras
Marcellus
The Ghost
King Hamlet
Plot
Act 1
Act 1, Scene 1
Act 1, Scene 2
Act 1, Scene 3
Act 1, Scene 4
Act 1, Scene 5
Act 2
Act 2, Scene 1
Act 2, Scene 2
Act 3
Act 3, Scene 1
Act 3, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 3
Act 3, Scene 4
Act 4
Act 4, Scene 3
Act 4, Scene 4
Act 4, Scene 5
Act 4, Scene 6
Act 4, Scene 7
Act 5
Act 5, Scene 1
Act 5, Scene 2
Ending
The Murder of Gonzago
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Quotes
To be or Not to Be
Who's There?
Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark
Themes
Revenge
Life and Death
Madness
Tragedy
Corruption
Love
Tragic Flaw
Incest
Loyalty
Betrayal
Human Nature
Symbolism
The Ghost
Flowers
Yorick's Skull
Comparative Analysis
Hamlet
Style
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Historical Context
Elizabethan Era
Setting
Denmark
Elsinore Castle
Genre
Tragedy
