A king's ghost puts his son on a bloody quest against the brother who killed him to take the throne and queen.

Here is Hamlet with the Ghost of his father in Gertrude's closet. Gertrude’s face is full of obvious distress and fear for her disturbed son. The ghost is dressed in a cardigan and trousers ...

You'll note that the Ghost is hugging Hamlet as he tells his terrible tale. This emphasises the close bond between father and son, and highlights Hamlet’s need for comfort over his loss.

One of Shakespeare's famous tragedies, the story follows Prince Hamlet, who is encouraged by his father's ghost to avenge his death by killing his uncle, the usurper of the throne. The actors ...

If Shakespeare were alive today, he would urge you to take a ride to Warwick’s Gamm Theatre and watch his classic tragedy performed the way he wrote it: psychological, physical, tense, tight ...

It is Shakespeare’s longest work, clocking in at five acts and 30,557 words in its unabridged form. Those words focus largely ...

In the story, Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, is haunted by his father's death. After discovering his uncle Claudius killed his father and is set to become the new king, Hamlet spends the duration ...

Hamlet (Sir Kenneth Branagh), son of the King of Denmark (Brian Blessed), is summoned home for his father's funeral and his mother Gertrude's (Julie Christie's) wedding to his uncle Claudius (Sir ...

This version, says Cripe Sr., emphasizes the relationship between Hamlet and the ghost of his father. Although he had originally signed on as the stage manager, after the production lost a couple ...

James ljames’ take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet transposed and flipped on ... little patience for his ‘soft’ new son. When his father’s ghost appears, clad in a ghost sheet, Juicy is charged ...