The play tells how Hamlet wreaks reven ge on the king, his uncle, for murdering t he previous king, Hamlet's father. Hamle t's uncle has not only stolen the throne b ut also taken Hamlet's mother, the dead king's widow, as his wife. The play vividl y charts the course of real and feigned m adness—from overwhelming grief at ber eavement to seething rage at murder an d incest—and explores themes of treach ery and corruption
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