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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Hamlet
Shakespeare's tragedy of revenge, madness and mortality; most performed play in history
England 1603 World Classics
๐ Key Facts
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Written by William Shakespeare around 1600โ1601; set in medieval Denmark
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"To be, or not to be" soliloquy is the most famous speech in English literature
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Hamlet has been performed more than any other play in history; over 50 film adaptations since 1900
"To be or not to be, that is the question" โ the most quoted line in English literature
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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England
Year / Era
1603
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Shakespeare's tragedy of revenge, madness and mortality; most performed play in history