A brief introduction to hamlet's story

When Prince Hamlet of Denmark was studying at Wittenberg University in Germany, he suddenly received the news of his father's death. When he returned to China to attend his funeral, he met a series of events, such as his uncle Claudius ascended the throne and his uncle and his mother Gertrude got married in a hurry one month after his father's funeral, which filled Hamlet with doubts and dissatisfaction.

Then, while Horatio and Bernardo were on guard, the ghost of their father old Hamlet appeared, explaining that he was poisoned by Claudius and asking Hamlet to avenge himself.

Later, Hamlet used to pretend to be crazy to cover himself, and proved that his uncle was really an enemy who killed his father through "in the play and out of the play". Because Hamlet killed Polonius, Ophelia's beloved father by mistake, Claudius tried to get rid of Hamlet by the hand of the king, but Hamlet took the opportunity to escape to Denmark, only to learn that Ophelia committed suicide and had to accept a duel with his brother Laertes.

In the duel, Hamlet's mother Gertrude died of poisoning because she accidentally drank the poisoned wine prepared by Claudius for Hamlet. Hamlet and Laertes were both poisoned by swords. Knowing that Hamlet was poisoned, she killed Claudius before she died and asked her friend Horatio to tell her story to later generations.

Extended data:

1, Hamlet

The longest and most famous of all Shakespeare's plays. It has profound tragic significance, complex characters and rich and perfect tragic artistic skills, and represents the highest achievement of the whole western Renaissance literature. Together with Macbeth, King Lear and Othello, it constitutes Shakespeare's "Four Tragedies".

2. Theme: Love Tragedy

Hamlet is a masterpiece of tragedy. The love tragedy between Hamlet and Ophelia is one of the most important tragic factors. Their original pure love finally withered because of the pressure of the times, the use of bad people and the exposure of human weakness.

In this emotional development process from deep love to losing control and then dying, it reflects the present situation of European society (the position of power in society and the corruption of feudal dynasties) and the flawed and even ugly side of human nature, which plays an irreplaceable role in deepening the theme, thus leaving a rich and colorful stroke in the whole British and even world literary history.

However, it should be pointed out that Hamlet is, after all, a tragedy with the theme of revenge, and this tragic love is only an auxiliary plot in the story, serving the theme. Therefore, we should combine the whole script to grasp it as a whole, and we can't simply exaggerate its role.

3. Introduction to the author

William shakespeare (1564- 16 16) was a dramatist and poet in the English Renaissance, a master of humanistic literature in the European Renaissance, and one of the founders of modern European literature. He wrote 37 plays, 154 poems 14 lines, two long poems and other poems.

There are four representative tragedies: Hamlet (English: Hamlet), Othello (English: Othello), King Lear (English: King Lear) and Macbeth (English: Macbeth). Four comedies: Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice and All Happy. Historical plays: Henry IV, Henry VI, Richard II, etc.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Hamlet