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My Hamlet Timeline's timespan.
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King Hamlet of Denmark and King Fortinbras go to war
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King Hamlet kills King Fortinbras, ending the war.
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King Hamlet dies.
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Claudius, King Hamlet's brother and prince Hamlet's uncle, becomes the new King of Denmark.
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Gertude, King Hamlet's widow, remarries to Claudius.
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Prince Fortinbras' attempt to attack Denmark is stoped by Norways new King.
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The night gurads on the palace ramparts see the ghostly figure of King Hamlet.
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Laertes is given permission to go to school in France from both Claudius and Polonius.
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Claudius and Gertrude convince Hamlet yo stay in Denmark against his will, when he really wants to go back to school in England.
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Horatio is shown the ghost by the palace guards and deciceds to show Prince Hamlet.
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Prince Fortinbras' asks permission to go through Denmark to attack Poland, and recieves it.
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Horatio tells Prince Hamlet about the ghost. This gets Hamlet to decide to try and see it himself that same night.
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The ghost of King Hamlet talks to Prince Hamlet and tells hm that Claudius put poison in King Hamlet's ear and that is what killed him. Hamlet delcares he will take revenge.
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Gets everyone who knows to swear not to tell anyone what happened that night.
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Polonius gives Laertes encouraging advice but gives Ophelia advice in a condesending way. Laertes has left for France.
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This makes Polonius belive that Haamlet has gone crazy becuase Ophelia rejected his love.
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So he plays along with being depressed in front of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. He also changes a few lines in a play that is to be played before the king to test the king's guilt.
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Hamlet knows this and tries to insult women in gernal as well as Ophelia.
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Claudius reveals this by his reaction to the play
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During this time he tries to pray to ease his guilt.
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Hamlet can't kill Claudius because when he sees Claudius praying he doesn't want to send him to heaven.
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Polonius is killed from his hiding place behind the arras in Gertrude's room. Hamlet isn't sorry for his death but would have perfered him to be claudius instead.
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After verbally ripping into her Hamlet gets Gertrude to side with him and not Claudius. Gertrude promises to keep his secret. Hanlet leaves with Polonius' body and hides it.
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But she keeps Hamlet's secret. Claudius wants Polonius' body found.
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The repeated blows on both her heart and brain, hamlet's madness, and Hamlet's murder of her father, are to much for her and she goes crazy.
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Laertes initally blames Claudius but is convinced that Hamlet is the one who needs to be the target of his revenge.
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Hamlet was taken back to Denmark after his ship was attacked by pirates. Rosencrantz anmd Guildenstern are still on track to England
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She drown without trying to escape.
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Hamlet reveals that he truely did love Ophelia.
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gertrude is killed by the king's plan to poison the wine. Laertes reveals that this was partly his fault and asks for forgiveness. Laertes also revaeals that the blade that scrathed both Hamlet and himself was poisoned and that they will die.
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After Laertes says that he was behind it all, Hamlet stabs claudius and forces poison down his throat. Both Laertes and Claudius die.
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As Hamlet dies he tells Hpratio to tell his story and that Fortinbras should be made king.
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After finding the horror in the palace Fortinbras becomes king becuase he is closest in line now and Hamlet recomneded him.