The ghost on the castle wall
Madness, mirrors, and monarchs
Secrets behind the skull
The prince in pop culture
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Master of The mystery of the melancholy prince
schopenhauer Hamlet
He feigned his madness to catch a guilty king / (to catch a king, oh)
schopenhauer Shakespeare exposes the complex mind of the villainous King Claudius.
schopenhauer A detailed mind map displays Claudius's secrets, Hamlet trivia, and pop culture references.
schopenhauer A sorrowful Ophelia holds symbolic flowers near the edge of a quiet forest brook.
schopenhauer Match pop culture references to Hamlet characters to discover the legacy of this mad monarch.
Yorick's real skull: In 1980, pianist André Tchaikowsky bequeathed his actual skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company to be used as Yorick.
Drama that refers to itself or calls attention to its own theatrical nature. The Danish prince famously uses this technique to expose King Claudius's guilt through a staged theatrical performance.
Which character famously utters the line 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark'?
schopenhauer Shakespeare portrays Polonius as a foolishly wise counselor in the play Hamlet.