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Hamlet(哈姆雷特) William Shakespeare wrote about 37 plays and a large number of poems in his life. The play Hamlet is considered to be the summit of Shakespeares. It was written in 16011602 and first published in 1603. The action of the play is laid in medieval(中世纪) Denmark(丹麦). The king suddenly died. Gertrude,Queen of Denmark , written two months marries the new king, Claudius, brother of her husband. The son of the late king, Hamlet, returns from the university, where he received his education.Heavy is the heart of the young man. The country is in a state of unrest. There is said to be war. He thinks of his father, who tells his son he has been murdered by his brother Claudius Hamlet hates the murderer very much and he decides to kill Claudius. The stuggle between Hamlet and Claudius is increasing.Claudius pays close attention to Hamlet..Hamlet pretends to have gone mad. To expose Claudius, Hamlet thinks of a plan: a group of actors are engaged to perform a play , which recalls(使想到) his fathers murder. When Claudius appears deeply affected by the performance and leaves the hall before the play is ended Hamlet knows he is right. To get rid of Hamlet, Cludius sends off Hamlet to England with his two men, who used to be Hamlets friends and now are ordered to spy on him and kill him. | 
