Hamlet

Summary

Hamlet is a dramatic work^[1]. Hamlet ranks in the top 0.35% of dramatic_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,636 views/month, #1 of 285).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hamlet authored William Shakespeare^[3].
• Hamlet's instance of is recorded as dramatic work^[4].
• Hamlet's genre is tragedy^[5].
• Hamlet's based on is recorded as Hamlet^[6].
• Hamlet's Commons category is recorded as Hamlet^[7].
• Hamlet's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern English^[8].
• Hamlet's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• Hamlet's country of origin is recorded as England^[10].
• Hamlet was published on 1602^[11].
• Hamlet was released on 1623^[12].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Prince Hamlet^[13].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as King Claudius^[14].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Gertrude^[15].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Polonius^[16].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Ophelia^[17].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Horatio^[18].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Laertes^[19].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern^[20].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as The Ghost^[21].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Fortinbras^[22].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as The Gravediggers^[23].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Yorick^[24].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Rosencrantz^[25].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Guildenstern^[26].
• Hamlet's characters is recorded as Voltemand^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Hamlet authored William Shakespeare^[3].

Publication

Publication dates include 1602^[11] and 1623^[12]. Languages include Early Modern English^[8] and English^[9]. Hamlet's genre is tragedy^[5].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Hamlet include Tales from the Public Domain^[28], an animated series episode^[29], directed by Mike B. Anderson^[30].

Why It Matters

Hamlet ranks in the top 0.35% of dramatic_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,636 views/month, #1 of 285).^[2] Hamlet has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Hamlet is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Hamlet include Tales from the Public Domain^[28], an animated series episode^[29], directed by Mike B. Anderson^[30].