Hamlet by William Shakespere Research

History
 Story behind Hamlet: The spirit of the King of Denmark who is Hamlet’s father tells his
son hamlet to avenge his death by killing the new King of Denmark who is Hamlet’s
uncle. Hamlet faces madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. Hamlet’s
uncle feared for his life, so he also creates a plan to kill Hamlet.
 Hamlet is not a true story.
 The fiction story of Hamlet was inspired by the tale of the medievel Danish ruler,
Amleth, from Gesta Danorum a 1200 AD history of Denmark by historian Saxo
Grammaticus.
 In the 12th century, the first physical copy was written.
 The plot of Hamlet takes place in and around Elsinore, a city in Denmark, in the late
Middle Ages (14th and 15th centuries, or 1300 to 1499).
 Hamlet is melancholy, bitter, and cynical.
 Hamlet by William Shakespeare has a reputation that exceeds it. It was Shakespeare's
most popular play during his lifetime, and it is also his most widely performed work
today. It's been estimated that Hamlet is played someplace every minute of every day.
 Many cultural and contextual factors influence William Shakespeare's Hamlet, some of
which include: The Elizabethan Era's Religious Beliefs Visual and performing arts (Stages
and Theatres). In Elizabethan civilization, culture was very important.
 Hamlet is a similar story to the 9th century Scandinavian folktale of Amleth, Amleth is
about a prince who feigned madness to exact revenge on his uncle for killing his father
which is similar to the story of Hamlet.
 Amleth is translated into mad in Norse.
 During the 16th century, the tale of Amleth was translated into French, which is where
Shakespeare would have first seen this tale and character.
 Shakespeare's inspiration could have come from his own life. Shakespeare's only son,
Hamnet, died when he was eleven years old in 1596.
 Hamlet has had a significant impact on both theatre and English. Hamlet is pervasive
across history culture, from introducing new idioms to The Lion King and even a Calvin
and Hobbes comic strip.
 Hamlet was published 1603
 Hamlet is supposed to have been written by Shakespeare between 1599 and 1601.
 Hamlet was first performed off the coast of Sierra Leone in 1607 on board the East India
Company's ship, The Dragon.
 It was performed before King James in 1619 and King Charles in 1637, according to court
records.
 Hamlet is considered to be a folktale that includes tragedy.
Plays of Hamlet
 Hamlet has a coveted role in classical theatre.
 Hamlet ability of theatre is to reach people's deepest emotions.