Hamlet
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
textual humanities
text
play
core
Lifetime Path
planned
Creators
- William Shakespeare, author
Canon Rationale
A core early modern tragedy, included for revenge tragedy, theatricality, interiority, political uncertainty, mortality, Shakespearean reception, and its unusually dense afterlife in performance and criticism.
Path
Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 69.
Evidence
- handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Hamlet'.
- museum record: Folger Shakespeare Library, 'Hamlet'.
Audit Flags
version dependency, performance context required
Completion unit: read the full play in a specified edition. Performance viewing can be logged as supplemental context; quarto/folio version complexity should remain visible.