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The Project Gutenberg eBook of Hamlet
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Title: Hamlet
Author: William Shakespeare
Release date: November 1, 1998 [eBook #1524]
Most recently updated: September 19, 2025
Language: English
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THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK
by William Shakespeare
Contents
ACT I
Scene I. Elsinore. A platform before the Castle
Scene II. Elsinore. A room of state in the Castle
Scene III. A room in Polonius's house
Scene IV. The platform
Scene V. A more remote part of the Castle
ACT II
Scene I. A room in Polonius's house
Scene II. A room in the Castle
ACT III
Scene I. A room in the Castle
Scene II. A hall in the Castle
Scene III. A room in the Castle
Scene IV. Another room in the Castle
ACT IV
Scene I. A room in the Castle
Scene II. Another room in the Castle
Scene III. Another room in the Castle
Scene IV. A plain in Denmark
Scene V. Elsinore. A room in the Castle
Sce…