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   Ham·let

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   • 1. a legendary prince of Denmark, hero of a tragedy by Shakespeare.

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   What does hamlet mean in English?

   • British. a village without a church of its own, belonging to the parish of another village or town. , plural (especially collectively) ham·let, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) ham·lets. any of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, especially the Nassau grouper.

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   What does hamlet symbolize?

   • The character Hamlet has come to symbolize a person whose thoughtful nature is an obstacle to quick and decisive action. Hamlet , Shakespeare's longest play, contains several soliloquies — speeches in which Hamlet, alone, speaks his thoughts. Many lines from the play are very familiar, such as “ Alas, poor Yorick!

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   What was a hamlet in 1700?

   • In 1700 this was a small rural village of perhaps thirty houses, scattered over a handful of distinct, tiny hamlets. It probably represents a thatch-and-daub building (30 m long by 5 m wide), at the center of a hamlet. On each sampling occasion, mosquitoes were sampled simultaneously in all six sampling rooms of the hamlet.

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   Is hamlet a mystery?

   • Hamlet is the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays for readers and theater audiences, and it is also one of the most puzzling. Many questions about the play continue to fascinate readers and playgoers, making Hamlet not only a revenge tragedy but also very much a mystery. What is this Ghost that appears to Hamlet?

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   noun (1) ham· let ˈham-lət. Synonyms of hamlet. : a small village. Hamlet. 2 of 2. noun (2) Ham· let ˈham-lət. : a legendary Danish prince and hero of Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Synonyms. Noun (1) bourg. townlet. village. whistle-stop. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of hamlet in a Sentence.

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   HAMLET definition: 1. a small village, usually without a church 2. a small village, usually without a church 3. a…. Learn more.

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   HAMLET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of hamlet in English. hamlet. noun [ C ] us / ˈhæm.lət / uk / ˈhæm.lət / Add to word list. a small village, usually without a church. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general) aerotropolis. anti-city. anti-urban. boom town.

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   noun. (italics) a tragedy (first printed 1603) by Shakespeare. the hero of this play, a young prince who avenges the murder of his father. hamlet. / ˈhæmlɪt / noun. a small village or group of houses. (in Britain) a village without its own church. Hamlet. A tragedy by William Shakespeare.

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   3 days ago · hamlet in American English. (ˈhæmlɪt) noun Word forms: plural esp collectively -let, esp referring to two or more kinds or species -lets. any of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, esp. the Nassau grouper.

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   Hamlet / About Shakespeare’s Hamlet. By Barbara Mowat and Paul Werstine. Editors of the Folger Shakespeare Library Editions. Hamlet is the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays for readers and theater audiences, and it is also one of the most puzzling.

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    A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Hamlet. Find out more about the tragedy set in Denmark and the revenge of Prince Hamlet upon Uncle Claudius.