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No Fear Shakespeare presents Hamlet in this detailed study guide for students of the play. Summary of the Book In this play, Hamlet is a young prince of Denmark. News of his father’s death brings him home, where he discovers that there is a new ruler. Hamlet’s uncle, Claudius, now rules the country, and he has married Hamlet’s mother. However, Hamlet begins to realize that there is a conspiracy at work. He believes Claudius orchestrated the king’s murder, and Hamlet is further convinced by an apparition that claims to be his father’s spirit. His search for vengeance sparks a conflagration that consumes his entire family. This tragedy is a famous play and considered to be one of Shakespeare’s best. 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.