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A young prince returns home after receiving news of his father’s untimely demise, only to discover that his father was murdered. Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Summary of the Play Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, returns home to attend his father’s funeral. He discovers that his mother has already remarried, and that his uncle, Claudius, is now the new King. Hamlet suspects treachery and his suspicions are reinforced when a ghostly being appears before him, claiming to be his father’s spirit. Hamlet begins conspiring against his uncle, but his vengeance will destroy his entire family in this tragic tale by William Shakespeare. About William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and writer. Best remembered for his plays, he is called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". Shakespeare's plays have been adapted into several movies, and they are enacted in theatres around the world even to this day, centuries after his death. His works came to the spotlight in the Nineteenth century and he was idolized by the Romantics. A prolific writer and poet, he is also known for his poems, mainly the Sonnets.