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Hamlet
William Shakespeare's Hamlet is a story about the human spirit and the difficulties that can result when we experience internal conflict. Like so many of us, Hamlet experiences a range of emotions in his struggle to mature and discover what life is really about. Hamlet is a young man who experiences a crisis just like many other teenagers. He frequently talks to himself, has problems in his relationship, feels pressure to be like his father, and does not like his stepfather.
Hamlet, son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, is a teenage boy who is loyal to his father and wants to protect his mother and his family's legacy. After the death of his father, Hamlet's mother Gertrude married Claudius, Hamlet's uncle and the new King of Denmark. One night, a ghost (said to be the ghost of King Hamlet) appears to Hamlet's best friend Horatio. When Horatio tells Hamlet about seeing the ghost, Hamlet requests to see the ghost himself. When the ghost appears to Hamlet, it tells him that his father (King Hamlet) was murdered by his brother Claudius. Hamlet agrees with the ghost to avenge his father's death by killing Claudius, but not to punish his mother for her behavior, which causes a personal conflict for Hamlet. Hamlet is not sure if he should believe the ghost and struggles to determine what to do about his father's death.
Hamlet is in love with Ophelia, the daughter of Claudius' most trusted counselor, Polonius. As time goes on, Hamlet's behavior becomes more and more disturbing. Everyone believes Hamlet is experiencing extreme grief from the death of his father. Some thought his behavior was the result of being in love. Hamlet's uncle Claudius sends two men, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to find out the cause of Hamlet's erratic behavior but they're unsuccessful in finding out what was wrong with him.
After this failure, Claudius and Polonius ask Ophelia

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