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Course Hero. "Hamlet Study Guide." Course Hero. 2 Sep. 2016. Web. 2 June 2023. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Hamlet/>.
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William Shakespeare
1599–1601
Play
Drama, Tragedy
Hamlet is written in objective third-person point of view. To give audiences some insight into characters' inner thoughts, Shakespeare uses short speeches (asides) and longer speeches (soliloquies) in which characters speak their thoughts aloud.
Shakespeare wrote Hamlet in the present tense.
Hamlet is a tale of mourning, madness, and revenge. The play's title refers to its central character, Prince Hamlet of Denmark, and to his murdered father, King Hamlet, whose death he must avenge.
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