The king of Denmark, Hamlet's father, is murdered by his uncle Claudius who usurps the throne and marries the king's widow, Gertrude. Hamlet is told this terrible truth by his father's ghost which wants to be revenged. However, Hamlet is uneasy, tortured by scruples and doubts. Tom, he pretends to be insane and spurns his beloved Ophelia. He is not able to murder Claudius, whom he comes across deep in prayer, and erroneously murders Polonius, Ophelia's father, who is hiding behind a curtain to eavesdrop. Claudius dispatches his nephew to England in the hope that he will be killed, but Hamlet is captured by pirates and sent back to Denmark. During Hamlet's absence Ophelia becomes insane and commits suicide by drowning. Laertes, Ophelia's brother, returns from France to revenge the death of his father.
Claudius invites Hamlet and Lacrtes to fight a duel and secretly dips the point of Laertes' sword in poison. Hamlet is stabbed by Laertes, but mortally wounds Laertes and Claudius while Queen Gertrude is drinking poison intended for her son.
This is the synopsis of the Shakespearean tragedy. Nekrosius is extrapolating some scenes for his work. in progress: Act 1, scene 2:
Hamlet and Horatio and appearance of Hamlet's /other's ghost; Act II, scene 3 Polonius and players; Act III, scene 3 Hamlets decision to stage the play, the king's monologue; scene 4 Hamlets visits the Queen, death of Polonius, arrival of Hamlet's father's ghost.

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