Here is a comprehensive summary of Hamlet, based on the web search results I found:

Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that tells the story of Prince Hamlet, who
seeks to avenge his father’s murder by killing his uncle Claudius, the new king of
Denmark. The play explores themes of madness, revenge, mortality, and the nature of
human action.

The play begins with the appearance of the ghost of King Hamlet, who tells his son
that he was poisoned by Claudius and urges him to take revenge. Hamlet pretends to
be mad to conceal his intentions, but his behavior causes suspicion and concern
among the court, especially his mother Gertrude and his love interest Ophelia. Hamlet
also rejects Ophelia’s affections, which drives her to madness and suicide.

Hamlet arranges a play that reenacts his father’s murder, hoping to provoke a guilty
reaction from Claudius. When Claudius storms out of the theater, Hamlet is convinced
of his guilt and decides to kill him. However, he hesitates to do so when he finds
Claudius praying, thinking that he would send him to heaven instead of hell. Hamlet
then confronts his mother in her chamber, where he accidentally kills Polonius, the
father of Ophelia and Laertes, who is hiding behind a curtain. The ghost reappears and
reminds Hamlet of his duty, while Gertrude is shocked by Hamlet’s apparent
madness.
Claudius, fearing for his life, sends Hamlet to England with Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern, two of Hamlet’s former friends who are secretly carrying orders to have
Hamlet executed. Hamlet discovers the plot and escapes, while Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are killed instead. On his way back to Denmark, Hamlet encounters a
group of soldiers led by Fortinbras, the prince of Norway, who is invading Poland.
Hamlet admires Fortinbras’s courage and resolution, and reflects on his own inaction.

Meanwhile, Ophelia drowns herself in a river, and Laertes returns from France to seek
revenge for his father’s and sister’s deaths. Claudius manipulates Laertes into
challenging Hamlet to a duel, and plots to poison Hamlet’s drink and Laertes’s sword.
During the duel, Gertrude drinks from the poisoned cup, and Laertes wounds Hamlet
with the poisoned blade. In the ensuing scuffle, Hamlet and Laertes exchange swords,
and Hamlet wounds Laertes with the same blade. Laertes confesses the scheme and
implicates Claudius, who is then killed by Hamlet. Hamlet, dying from the poison,
asks Horatio, his loyal friend, to tell his story to the world. He also names Fortinbras
as his successor, who arrives at the scene and honors Hamlet’s memory. The play
ends with the bodies of Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, and Laertes being carried
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