This vintage book contains William Shakespeare’s 1603 play, “Hamlet”. Set in Denmark, it concerns the tragic story of Prince Hamlet, who is instructed by the ghost of his father to avenge his murder at the hands of Hamlet’s uncle; Claudius. Hamlet is arguably one of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays, and ranks amongst the most moving and seminal tragedies in English literature. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, actor, and poet - considered to be the greatest writer in the English language, and the world's most celebrated dramatist. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare.