
Hamlet's father, the King of Denmark was murdered by Hamlet's uncle, Claudius. Gertrude (Hamlet's mother) married Claudius shortly after her husband, the kings death. The ghost of Hamlet's father comes back and tells Hamlet to kill his uncle for murdering him and to leave his mother alone because she is innocent. Hamlet is dating Ophelia until her father, Polonius persuades her to end their relationship.
Ian HolmPolonius
Christopher FairbankPlayer Queen
Alan BatesClaudius
Dave DuffyFrancisco
Pete PostlethwaitePlayer KingDirector Franco Zeffirelli reportedly wanted Mel Gibson for the titular role after seeing his near-suicide scene in Lethal Weapon (1987)
Hamlet:
To be, or not to be, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing, end them.
Continuity: The hole in the curtain when Polonius is stabbed.
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