Prince Hamlet knows that his uncle Claudius murdered the king his father.

His autobiography Not Prince Hamlet was published in 1989.

Prince Hamlet experiences an existential crisis as a result of the death of his father.

I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was I meant to be".

Prince Hamlet, son of the late King and Gertrude, enters the empty hall.

- the regicide is a nephew, like Prince Hamlet.

Additionally, a 30-year old Prince Hamlet would clearly have been of ruling age.

Shakespeare did not force Prince Hamlet to conform to any particular rules of morality.

Later, Prince Hamlet returns to his friends and has them swear on his sword to keep what they have seen a secret.

Early interpretations of the play, from the late 17th to early 18th century, typically showed Prince Hamlet as a heroic figure.