Think you know Shakespeare’s Hamlet? Prove it! Great for fans, students, or trivia enthusiasts. Purple Quantum bring you fun, free quizzes in the palm of your hand! Don’t be tied down, take the fun with you!The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in the Kingdom of Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, firstly for murdering the old King Hamlet (Claudius’s brother and Prince Hamlet’s father) and secondly for then succeeding to the throne and marrying Gertrude (King Hamlet’s widow and mother of Prince Hamlet). The play vividly portrays real and feigned madness