Who murders the king in Shakespeare's Hamlet?

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LITERATURE QUESTION #2609

Who murders the king in Shakespeare's Hamlet?

Claudius

Explanation

"Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" is a revenge tragedy by the playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Hamlet was first published between 1601 and 1603. The story revolves around Prince Hamlet, who faces a series of dilemmas in the wake of his father's murder. The murderer is his uncle Claudius, who has seized the throne and married Hamlet's mother. The story takes place in the Castle of Elsinore. The line "To be, or not to be, that is the question" is from Hamlet.

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