... William Shakespeare tells the story of a young man named Hamlet. His fragile idealism shattered by his father's brutal death causes him to lose faith in humanity. When his late father's phantom visits him, he persuades Hamlet to take revenge against his uncle Claudius; his father's true killer. Hamlet acts as if he's mad, and in his so-called unrest full stage ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School