William Shakespeare. "Hamlet". Summary.

The peak of Shakespeare's creative work is, of course, Hamlet. The summary is unlikely to be able to convey the entire drama and philosophical significance of the work, but some idea will still give.

So, Elsinore, the Danish kingdom. At night, at the guard post, Before the castle appears the ghost of the late king, Hamlet's father. A loyal friend of the prince, Horatio, informs him of this and the excited Hamlet immediately goes to a meeting. Forced to wander to redemption of his sins, the king tells his son about the betrayal of his brother, the present King of Denmark Claudius, who, having killed him, seized the throne and married the widow Gertrude. The Ghost of the King calls for revenge for murder and incest, and wants Hamlet to do it. The summary only partially allows us to describe the deep sorrow of the prince from the mystery that has been revealed to him, he plunges into meditation. In his passionate monologues, he is disappointed in the values of life, reveals the grief of losing his father, is indignant at the marriage of his mother, who has not yet demolished the shoes in which he walked with his coffin and poured his wrath onto his uncle, who raised his hand to his brother!

Having put on the mask of the madman, Hamlet thinks through a plan for revenge and allows himself to say whatever he thinks. Everyone is concerned about the prince's behavior. The Grand Duke Polonius, who forbade his daughter Ophelli to reciprocate with the prince's feelings, believes that this was the reason for Hamlet's insanity. But convincing everyone of his madness, the prince is cruel and with Ophelia, offering her to go to the monastery.

"To be or not to be?" Asks the philosophical question of the tormented prince. At this time, the troupe of actors comes to the castle and this is used by Hamlet. The summary of the play they played, according to the plan of the prince, was diluted by the scene of his own work, exposing the king in his atrocities. As proof of the words of the ghost, the king in a frenzy leaves the show and decides, by all means, to get rid of the mad nephew. Accelerates the course of events the death of the weaving intrigue of Polonius. In a fit of anger, during a quarrel with his mother, Hamlet pierces through through the carpeted nobleman, secretly hoping that there is Claudius.

The king decides to immediately send the prince to England, having handed his death sentence to accompanying friends. But the plot is uncovered, Hamlet is taken prisoner to pirates and safely returns to Elsinore. Ophelia, distraught with sorrow, drowned in the river. Returning Laertes, vowed revenge for his father and sister, declare that the perpetrator of all deaths is Hamlet. The summary does not allow us to convey the depth of the prince's reflections on the transience of earthly existence in the cemetery scene, during the funeral of Ophelia. Keeping the skull of the court clown Yorik in his hands, Hamlet talks about life after death and comes to the conclusion that whoever you were in life, the fate of everyone only become clay.

Unaware of the plot of Laertes with the king, Hamlet agrees to a duel. Armed with a poisoned rapier, Laertes dies, and hurts Hamlet, who before his death manages to avenge his father, stabbing his own cunning weapon. The Queen-Mother dies, having tasted wine with poison, Shakespeare prepared this fate for her sins.

Hamlet ... The summary of this tragedy is not enough to represent the full picture of this deadly drama. Horatius wants to die with his friend, but Hamlet begs him to live and testify to the revenge he has made. Burial Hamlet with all the honors as a warrior and as a hero.

With the work of Shakespeare, a cultured person should get acquainted deeper, not only after reading the summary. "Hamlet" - the greatest work in which critics do not cease to find more and more vital thoughts.