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King Hamlet has died of mysterious circumstances. Claudius, his brother, and prince Hamlet's uncle takes the thrown of Denmark as he is the successor.

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"Together with that fair and warlike form In which the majesty of buried Denmark did sometimes march? By heaven, I charge thee, speak." (Hamlet 1.1.55-58)
Bernardo, Marcello, and Horatio see the ghost of King Hamlet when they are on guard duty. However, when Horatio sees the ghost of the king for a second time and he tries to talk to it the ghost disappears.

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"O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew" (Hamlet 1.2.134-135)
Claudius gives permission for Laertes to go back to France. Hamlet is still very depressed about his father's death and is confused about how everyone moved on so quickly. Horatio tells Hamlet about the ghost of his father. Hamlet decides to try to talk to it himself.

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"In few, Ophelia, do not believe his vows, for they are brokers" (Hamlet 1.3.135-136)
As Laertes leaves for France he tells his sister Ophelia not to fall in love with Hamlet. Polonius, their father, give Laertes advice on how to live. Then, Laertes forbids Ophelia from seeing Hamlet.

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"Angels and ministers of grace, defend us! Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damned, Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from
hell" (Hamlet 1.4.43-46)
Prince Hamlet, Marcello, and Horatio wait in the night for the ghost of King Hamlet. When the ghost reveals himself it gestures for Hamlet to follow him. Hamlet is reluctant, but he decides to follow the ghost. His companions decide to follow shortly behind.

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"Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder." (Hamlet 1.5.31)
King Hamlet says that he was killed by his brother Claudius through the use of poison. He urges his son to avenge his death. Prince Hamlet believes him and swears Horatio and Marcello to silence.

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King Hamlet's ghost tells Prince Hamlet to avenge his death.

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"Come, go with me. I will go seek the King. This is the very ecstasy of love" (Hamlet 2.1.113-114)
Hamlet starts to act like a madman. He breaks into Ophelia's room and holds her without saying anything. When Ophelia tells her father this he believes that Hamlet has gone mad due to love.

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"Excellent well. You are a fishmonger." (Hamlet 2.2.190) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are summoned by the Gertrude and Claudius. They are friends of Hamlet and are asked to find out why Hamlet has been acting strangely. Polonius tells the King and Queen that Hamlet is acting strangely because of his love for Ophelia. Then, Polonius tries to talk to Hamlet as he acts like a madman. After that, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern talk to Hamlet and admit that they were sent by the King and Queen. Finally, Hamlet plans to find if Claudius is guilty of the death of his father through the use of an acting troop.

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"If thou dost marry, I’ll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as
snow, thou shalt not escape calumny." (Hamlet 3.1.146-148)
Claudius and Gertrude decide to go to the play that Hamlet has planned for them. Ophelia tries to talk to Hamlet as Polonius and Claudius watch from behind a curtain. Hamlet berates her and acts like a madman. This greatly concerns Polonius and Claudius. Polonius decides that he will observe Hamlet talk to his mother after the play.

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"Madness in great ones must not unwatched go." (Hamlet 3.2.203)
Everyone watches the play that Hamlet has set up. When Claudius sees the king in the play get poisoned he screams and runs out of the room. Hamlet decides that this is enough evidence to conclude that Claudius killed his father. Finally, Polonius escorts Hamlet to his mother so that they can talk.

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"A brother’s murder. Pray can I not,
Though inclination be as sharp as will. My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent" (Hamlet 3.3.42-44)
Claudius tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to escort Hamlet to England. Then, Hamlet sneaks into the room. His plan is to kill Claudius and avenge his father. However, he is praying and Hamlet wants to send Claudius to hell so he decides not to kill him yet.

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"As from the body of contraction plucks the very soul, and sweet religion makes a rhapsody of words!" (Hamlet 3.4.55-57)
Hamlet goes to his mother's chamber to speak to her. He berates her and tells her that Claudius killed her late husband. Then, he stabs at the curtains when he thinks Claudius was listening to them there. However, it was Polonius, and Polonius dies.

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Climax/End of Rising Action/Start of Falling Action

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Climax/End of Rising Action/Start of Falling Action

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Hamlet's change in attitude towards violence is observed in how he kills Polonius. His insanity does not seem to be an act for the rest of the play.

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"What, Gertrude? How does Hamlet? Mad as the sea and wind when both contend Which is the mightier." (Hamlet 4.1.5-7)
Gertrude rushes to Claudius to tell him that Hamlet has gone insane and that he killed Polonius. Claudius decides that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are to escort Hamlet to England immediately.

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"The body is with the King, but the King is not with the body. The King is a thing" (Hamlet 4.2.27-28)
Hamlet hides Polonius's body. Then, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern repeatedly ask him to follow them to Claudius. After enough convincing he decides to follow them.

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"Follow him at foot; tempt him with speed aboard. Delay it not. I’ll have him hence tonight." (Hamlet 4.3.63-64)
Hamlet has been escorted to Claudius. Claudius asks where Polonius's body has been hidden. After acting insane for some time he admits that he hid the body under the stairs in the castle. Finally, Hamlet is ordered to go to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as an escort. His escort also holds a sealed letter that says that Hamlet should be put to death in England.

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"That inward breaks and shows no cause without Why the man dies.—I humbly thank you, sir" (Hamlet 4.4.29-30)
On the ship Hamlet is told by a captain that a war is occurring over a worthless patch of land. Hamlet curses himself for being unable to avenge his father, and he compares the conflict to his own revenge.

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"Well, God dild you. They say the owl was a baker’s daughter. Lord, we know what we are but know not what we may be. God be at your table." (Hamlet 4.5.47-49)
Ophelia has gone insane due to the death of her father. Laertes is furious that his father has been killed and has rushed back to Denmark in a rage. Claudius convinces Laertes that his father's death is Hamlet's fault.

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"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hold their course for England; of them I have much to tell thee. Farewell."
(Hamlet 4.6.27-29)
Horatio is given a message by sailors from Hamlet. The message says that he has been returned to Denmark by pirates.

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"But my revenge will come." (Hamlet 4.7.31)
Laertes is pleased to hear the Hamlet has returned to Denmark so he can get his revenge. Laertes and Claudius plan to kill Hamlet through a duel through the use of a sharpened and poisoned blade. Claudius also plans to give Hamlet poisoned wine if he wins the duel. However, it turns out that Ophelia has drowned. This causes Laertes to break into another fit of rage.

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"But soft, but soft awhile! Here comes the King, The Queen, the courtiers. Who is this they follow? And with such maimèd rites?" (Hamlet 5.1.224-226)
Horatio and Hamlet walk into a graveyard. Hamlet talks to a gravedigger for some time. Then, Ophelia's funeral possession comes into the graveyard. Laertes jumps into the grave after his sister in grief. Hamlet reveals himself, declares his love for Ophelia, and fights with Laertes.

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The duel in Act 5, Scene 2 is the resolution of the story.

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I will, my lord; I pray you pardon me.
It is the poisoned cup. It is too late." (Hamlet 5.2.317-318)
Hamlet explains how he killed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to Horatio. Then, he decides to accept the duel with Laertes. Hamlet asks Laertes for forgiveness and he accepts. During the duel Gertrude drinks from the poisoned wine. Laertes strikes Hamlet with his poisoned sword. However, they end up switching swords, and Hamlet strikes Laertes with the poisoned sword. Then, Hamlet kills Claudius with the poisoned sword. After, Hamlet tells Horatio to tell his story to others, and Hamlet dies.

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Everyone is dead accept Horatio.