1 - Old Hamlet, the previous King of Denmark, has died and his ghost has been seen on the battlements of the castle. , 2 - Laertes leaves Elsinore and warns his sister Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet before he goes., 3 - The ghost of Old Hamlet appears to Hamlet and he questions it. The ghost tells him that 'The serpent that did sting thy father's life / Now wears his crown' and asks Hamlet to avenge his murder., 4 - King Claudius employs two of Hamlet’s old friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to find out what is wrong with Hamlet., 5 - A group of travelling actors, or players, arrive at the castle to perform and Hamlet arranges for them to perform a play called ‘The Murder of Gonzago', 6 - Claudius and Polonius spy on Hamlet and wait for him to meet Ophelia so they can see if his love for Ophelia is causing his strange behaviour. Before talking to Ophelia, Hamlet reflects on life and existence delivering his famous speech that starts ‘To be, or not to be, that is the question’., 7 - When the king is poisoned in the play, Claudius storms out and Hamlet and Horatio’s suspicions are confirmed., 8 - While Claudius is praying alone he confesses that he murdered his brother for ‘My crown, mine own ambition and my queen’., 9 - Hamlet hears someone (Polonius) spying on him behind an arras. Hamlet stabs the screen and kills Polonius., 10 - Ophelia goes mad., 11 - Laertes comes home because of his father’s death and he is angry to learn that Hamlet wasn’t punished for killing his father. , 12 - Claudius and Laertes plot to kill Hamlet. , 14 - The ship Hamlet was travelling to Denmark on was attacked by pirates., 13 - Gertrude announces that Ophelia has killed herself , saying ‘your sister’s drowned, Laertes’., 15 - Hamlet inspects a skull and realises it was the head of a jester that he once knew, called Yorick., 17 - Ophelia's funeral. Coffin bearers bring out the body of Ophelia and Laertes jumps into her grave in an attempt to embrace his sister one last time. Hamlet appears and the two men fight over who loved her more, 16 - Hamlet tells Horatio that Claudius tried to have him killed in England but he changed the order so Rosencrantz and Guildenstern would be killed., 18 - A servant brings Hamlet an invitation, to fight Laertes. Hamlet accepts., 19 - Before the duel, Hamlet says sorry to Laertes saying ‘Give me your pardon, sir: I’ve done you wrong’ but the fight goes ahead. They both choose their swords and Laertes picks the one he has poisoned, 20 - Gertrude drinks poisoned wine meant for Hamlet and she begins to die slowly., 21 - Laertes reveals Claudius’ plan and Hamlet then kills his uncle, Claudius., 22 - The swords get mixed up during the fight and both men are wounded with the poisoned sword., 23 - Hamlet tells Horatio that Fortinbras, the Prince of Norway, should become the new king of Denmark. He asks Horatio to tell Fortinbras and the rest of the world what happened before he says his last words,

Hamlet Timeline

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