Prince Hamlet has a meeting with the dead ghost of his father King Hamlet. The Ghost reveals to his son that his brother Claudius murdered him. Hamlet is told by the ghost that he needs to avenge his death by murdering his uncle Claudius. By this time Claudius has already taken the throne and married Hamlet's mother, Queen Gertrude. Hamlet decides to take a passive approach to avenge his father’s murder.

Hamlet first decides to act “mad” which does not accomplish

much besides warning his uncle that he might know that he killed his father.

Later in the play actors come to the castle to perform a play, and Hamlet has them reenact the murder of is father in front of his uncle Claudius. The actors’ murder scene also makes Hamlet question hims

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