Hamlet
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- proper noun
- /ˈhæmlɪt/
- Literature
- Thus, the Queen has thrust in her face Hamlet's insistence that "there is that within him" which "passes show";
- the play Hamlet
- Prince Hamlet
- Shakespeare's Hamlet
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- What is the playwright's description of Hamlet in the play?
- Occasionally when reaching for his glass, he resumes Hamlet's gesture of raising his cup.
- You know, it's like the play Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark, just completely effaced.
- They may have some doubt, but it's not quite the same thing as the doubt that Hamlet has.
- It's interesting when Kenneth Brannock made Hamlet in.
- And so he actually was Hamlet's ghost, like like the dead Hamlet in the beginning of the show.
- Mccully is this older actor in Chicago, explained Hamlet to me.
- When he has been told by his father, Remember Me and Hamlet then conceives of his mind as a table book.
- And I would die to see the original Hamlet production and see William Shakespeare as Hamlet's ghost.
- So, you know, but you know, and then there's guys that can, you know, go back on stage and play Hamlet, you know, you know, but those, you know those.
Examples
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He speaks these words to the younger player, "Hamlet, I am thy father's spirit."
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Shakespeare's Hamlet couldn't be more exciting.
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No, I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be.
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So remember Hamlet, people, you all studied Hamlet.
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So could you please just do a couple of lines from Hamlet?
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I'm giving a test on Hamlet, but I give fair warning.
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But hey, I have a favorite quote from Hamlet.
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What is the playwright's description of Hamlet in the play?
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But we must constantly grapple with who the real Hamlet might be.
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In Shakespeare's tragedy, Hamlet struggles with his duty to avenge his father's murder.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hamlet comes from an old Danish legend name Amleth, written as Amlóði, which meant 'fool' or 'madman' in old Norse stories. That's why Shakespeare's Hamlet pretends to be mad and spends a lot of time thinking and unable to decide, so the name matches his troubled character.