1)What is the play about?
- The play is about the ghost telling Hamlet to avenge his death. The ghost, King Hamlet, tells him that his brother, King Claudius, murdered him by pouring poison in his ears. Hamlet is unsure of the ghost, so he must find proof that Claudius killed the ghost. When he gets proof he seeks out revenge but encounters obstacles. In the end, Hamlet and everyone dies and Hamlet avenges his father’s death.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet#Synopsis
2)Why is interpreting the play such a challenge? Why doesn't everyone agree on what the play "says" or "means"?
- I think that interpreting the play is so hard because Shakespeare writes in a unique style and the meaning of what he is saying is left up to interpretation and the meaning of words mean something different to everybody.
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