The Complete Text
Read Shakespeare's masterpiece in its entirety
Act I
Act I: The Ghost's Revelation
The supernatural appearance of Hamlet's father sets the tragedy in motion
Act III
Act III: The Turning Point
Hamlet's famous soliloquy and the play-within-a-play
Act IV
Act IV: Madness and Tragedy
Ophelia's descent into madness following her father's death
Act V
Act V: Death and Resolution
The graveyard scene and the final tragic duel
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Begin with Act I, Scene I and navigate through the complete play
Famous Passages
"To be, or not to be, that is the question"
-- Hamlet, Act III, Scene I
"The rest is silence."
-- Hamlet's final words, Act V, Scene II