"Hamlet" by William Shakespeare - plot

" Hamlet , " one of William Shakespeare's most famous tragedies , tells the compelling ____________________ of Prince Hamlet of Denmark . The play opens with the ____________________ of the ghost of King Hamlet , the prince's ____________________ , who ____________________ that he was ____________________ by Hamlet's ____________________ , Claudius , who has since married Hamlet's ____________________ and become king . This revelation sets in ____________________ a series of events that will ultimately lead to ____________________ .

In his ____________________ for vengeance , Hamlet ____________________ on a complex descent into ____________________ . He behaves erratically and speaks ____________________ to keep his true intentions ____________________ . One of the ____________________ moments in the play is the " play - within - the - play " ____________________ , where Hamlet ____________________ for a troupe of actors to perform a play that ____________________ the suspected ____________________ of his father . By observing ____________________ reaction to the play , Hamlet hopes to ____________________ his guilt .

Ophelia , Hamlet's ____________________ interest , is also swept into the ____________________ of events . Her father , Polonius , is ____________________ killed by Hamlet , and this ____________________ her to madness . Ophelia's ____________________ death , drowning in a ____________________ , raises questions of whether it was a ____________________ or an ____________________ .

As the story ____________________ , Laertes , Ophelia's ____________________ , returns to Denmark ____________________ revenge for his family's deaths . He ____________________ with Claudius to set up a ____________________ between himself and Hamlet , with a poisoned ____________________ . In the dramatic ____________________ of the play , the duel results in a series of tragic ____________________ , including the ____________________ of Hamlet , Laertes , Queen ____________________ , and finally , Claudius .

Ultimately , Hamlet , mortally ____________________ by the poisoned ____________________ , finally reveals the truth about Claudius's ____________________ and takes his ____________________ , killing the ____________________ king . Hamlet dies , ____________________ the future of ____________________ to Fortinbras , a ____________________ prince .