Chapter 1
The ghost on the castle wall
Chapter 2
Madness, mirrors, and monarchs
Chapter 3
Secrets behind the skull
Chapter 4
The prince in pop culture
YOUR GOAL
Master of The mystery of the melancholy prince
Ch 1 · The ghost on the castle wall
schopenhauer The Ghost on the Ramparts
A playwright's ghost, a playwright's ghost, walks the castle wall.
schopenhauer An illustrated flowchart tracks the poisoned blade and wine cup through the duel.
schopenhauer A charismatic actor poses as Hamlet in a dramatically lit studio portrait.
BETA
schopenhauer Decode the ghost's clues to master the plot and characters of Hamlet.
Fun Fact
Danish castle: Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, Denmark, is the real-world fortress that inspired Shakespeare's setting.
Glossary
ghost (noun)
An apparition of a dead person that is believed to appear or become manifest to the living. In Shakespeare's tragedy, the deceased King of Denmark appears to Prince Hamlet on Elsinore's battlements.
An apparition of a dead person that is believed to appear or become manifest to the living. In Shakespeare's tragedy, the deceased King of Denmark appears to Prince Hamlet on Elsinore's battlements.
schopenhauer Prince Hamlet debates the struggle of existence in his famous monologue.