Hamlet

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Hamlet

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is the central character of this Shakespearean tragedy. He is the son of the recently murdered King Hamlet, and of Queen Gertrude. While he was away studying at Wittenberg University, his uncle Claudius had hastily married Gertrude to become King of Denmark.

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