The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. It was written in England around 1600-1602. Hamlet is a play about a prince whose father is murdered by his uncle, Claudius. Claudius marries Hamlet's mother and takes possession of the throne. Meanwhile, Hamlet speaks with his father's ghost who tells him that Claudius murdered him by pouring poison down his ear while he was sleeping. The Ghost also bids Hamlet to avenge his death on Claudius, but to let his mother live out her days with the guilt. Thus, Hamlet struggles to accept what his uncle and mother have done, how he can prove that they did it, and how to execute justice. Hamlet's tragic flaw is his indecision to act on what he knows about his uncle. This indecisiveness ultimately leads him to make mistakes and become too emotionally charged to save himself from destruction.
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