Book description
Hamlet, prince of Denmark, meets with his father's ghost, who alleges
that his own brother, now married to his widow, murdered him. The prince
devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost's accusation, pretending
madness while plotting a brutal revenge. But his apparent insanity soon
begins to wreak havoc on innocent and guilty alike. William
Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare and mother Mary
Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote
about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), a collection of
sonnets and a variety of other poems.
