Hamlet by Shakespeare, a summary of the play Audiobook (Free)

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Hamlet is certainly Shakespeare’s longest play and being among the most powerful and important tragedies in English literature, with a tale with the capacity of “apparently countless retelling and version by others.” The play seems to have been among Shakespeare’s most popular works during his lifetime and still rates among his most-performed. It has inspired writers from Goethe and Dickens to Joyce and Murdoch, and continues to be referred to as “the world’s most filmed story after Cinderella”. The protagonist of Hamlet is Prince Hamlet of Denmark, kid of the lately deceased King Hamlet, and nephew of King Claudius, his father’s brother and successor. The play starts on a chilly night in the ramparts of Elsinore, the Danish royal castle. The sentries Bernardo and Marcellus and Hamlet’s friend Horatio encounter a ghost that looks like the past due King Hamlet. They vow to inform Prince Hamlet what they possess witnessed… This is a detailed summary of the play, re-told in todays language.