"Histories tragiques"

The king's brother kill him at banquet with pretext to save the queen from an attempt of her consort; Hamlet, the king's son, becomes mad to protect himself from king's rage whom trys to prove his nephew isn't mad and he trys to be allure him from a young girl and to be spy him by a detective whom Hamlet accidentally kills. The queen helps Hamlet in the preparation of revenge. Hamlet, after organized a banquet with all courtiers, burns down the room, he goes in his uncle's rooms and behead him. After a long speech to nation, where he excuses himself, he is crowned king.

The tragedy: the theatre aspect of the masterpiece "Hamlet".


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