The Tragedy of Hamlet PDF by William Shakespeare

Author Biography – William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is often called the greatest writer in the English language. He lived during the late 1500s and early 1600s in England. He wasn’t just a writer; he was also an actor and a part-owner of the famous Globe Theatre. He wrote 38 plays and many poems called sonnets. People love his work because he understood human feelings so well. Whether he was writing about love, jealousy, or war, his words still feel real today. He had a way of inventing new words that we still use in modern English. Even after 400 years, his plays are performed in almost every country on Earth. He is truly a legend of literature.

Book Summary – Hamlet

Babar Raja’s Personal Review

Reading this on a Train from Oslo to Bergen

I read this book while traveling on the famous scenic train from Oslo to Bergen. Looking at the deep fjords and cold mountains of Norway made the mood of the play feel so real. Let me share how it felt…

When the train went through a long, dark tunnel, I reached the part where Hamlet asks “To be, or not to be.” That specific moment really got to me. I felt the weight of his sadness in the silence of the train. It made me think about how we all face moments of deep doubt in our lives.

It took me 5 nights to finish it. I would read about 40 pages every night in my cabin. This book connected with me because it shows that it’s okay to have questions about life. You don’t always need to have the answers right away. My honest rating: 4.7/5.

What I Learned From This Book

I learned that staying quiet and thinking too much can sometimes be just as dangerous as acting too fast. Hamlet’s story taught me that truth is often complicated. Most importantly, it showed me that holding onto anger and looking for revenge can consume your whole life. It is better to find peace than to feed a fire that will only burn you in the end.

Famous Quotes from Hamlet

“To be, or not to be: that is the question.”
— Act 3, Scene 1

“This above all: to thine own self be true.”
— Act 1, Scene 3

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
— Act 2, Scene 2

“Though this be madness, yet there is method in ‘t.”
— Act 2, Scene 2

“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”
— Act 3, Scene 2

“Brevity is the soul of wit.”
— Act 2, Scene 2

“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
— Act 1, Scene 4

“A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.”
— Act 4, Scene 3

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