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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read "Hamlet"?
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Written by William ___________ between 1599 and 1601, "Hamlet" _______ its titular character _______ by the past, but immobilized by the future. Mere months after the sudden _____ of his father, ______ returns from school a stranger to his own home, and deeply unsure of what might be lurking in the shadows. But his ________ takes a turn when he’s visited by a ghost that bears his father’s face. The phantom claims to be the victim of a “murder most foul,” and convinces Hamlet that his uncle Claudius _______ the throne and stole queen Gertrude’s heart. The prince’s mourning turns to rage, and he begins to plots his revenge on the new king and his court of conspirators.
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Original Text
Written by William Shakespeare between 1599 and 1601, "Hamlet" depicts its titular character haunted by the past, but immobilized by the future. Mere months after the sudden death of his father, Hamlet returns from school a stranger to his own home, and deeply unsure of what might be lurking in the shadows. But his brooding takes a turn when he’s visited by a ghost that bears his father’s face. The phantom claims to be the victim of a “murder most foul,” and convinces Hamlet that his uncle Claudius usurped the throne and stole queen Gertrude’s heart. The prince’s mourning turns to rage, and he begins to plots his revenge on the new king and his court of conspirators.
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