Hamlet – William Shakespeare

"To be, or not to be, that is the question."

Prince Hamlet of Denmark is visited by the ghost of his father, who demands revenge against his brother Claudius, the man who murdered him and usurped the throne. Hamlet's delay in acting, his feigned madness, and his philosophical questionings lead to a tragic spiral of violence that destroys the entire royal court.

Shakespeare's longest play is widely regarded as the greatest work in world literature. It is a boundless study of the human condition, exploring themes of revenge, madness, mortality, and the complexity of action vs. inaction. Hamlet's mind remains the ultimate landscape of modern consciousness.