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Hamlet, shakespeares most popular, and perhaps most puzzling play, follows the form of a revenge tragedy, in which the hero, hamlet, seeks vengeance against his fathers murderer, his uncle claudius, now the king of denmark. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook. The first edition of the novel was published in 1603, and was written by william shakespeare. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Hamlet, shakespeares most popular, and perhaps most puzzling play, follows the form of a revenge tragedy, in which the hero, hamlet, seeks vengeance against his fathers murderer, his uncle claudius. The tragedy of hamlet, prince of denmark, often shortened to hamlet. Hamlet by william shakespeare full audiobook greatest. Hamlet by william shakespeare audio book for sale online. In writing this extraordinary play shakespeare effectively reinvented tragedy after an interval of roughly two thousand years we have to go back to the greek dramatists of fifthcentury athens to find anything of comparable.
William shakespeare was born in april 1564 in the town of stratforduponavon, on englands avon river. Hamlet, which dates from 16001601, is the first in shakespeares great series of four tragedies, the others being othello 1603, king lear 1605 and macbeth 1606. The couple had three childrenan older daughter susanna and twins, judith and hamnet. Hamlet audiobook on cd 9781932219081 by william shakespeare. The play is set in denmark and follows the prince hamlet, who seeks revenge upon his uncle. Jan 01, 2014 hamlet was written between 1597 and 1600 just after the death of shakespeares only son, hamnet, one of twins, who died aged 11 in 1596. It is one of his bestknown works, one of the mostquoted writings in the english language and is universally included on lists of the worlds. Hamlet, which dates from 16001601, is the first in shakespeare s great series of four tragedies, the others being othello 1603, king lear 1605 and macbeth 1606. William shakespeares hamlet audiobook free download one of the bestloved works by william shakespeare, this popular, renowned poetry audiobook is now available for free download from. Shakespeare hamlet act 1 audiobook dramatic reading. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Hamlet, which dates from 16001601, is the first in shakespeares great series of four tragedies. Fully dramatized audio edition audiobook by william. Hamlet written by rskibum from bridgewater, ma on august 20th, 2009.
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