The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare Series: The 10 Greatest Books of All Time http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1578073,00.html#ixzz2DitztA29 Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Hamlet's mother. The play vividly charts the c