Hamlet auf Zeche Zollverein

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, receives the news of the sudden death of the king, his father. He hurries home and arrives just in time for his mother's wedding to Uncle Claudius. This sudden change gives him pause for thought. At night, his father appears to him as a ghost, accuses Claudius and his mother of murder and asks Hamlet to avenge him.

In order to find out whether the ghost has misled him, Hamlet decides to pretend to be insane. He rehearses a play with actors in order to set a trap for the new king. The play's plot is exactly how the ghost of his father described the murder.

When the new king breaks open at the most fateful point during the performance, Hamlet believes he has gained certainty. Nevertheless, his hesitant spirit cannot summon the strength to take revenge. So Hamlet tries in vain to deceive himself about his weakness with philosophical questions about being or not being ...

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