Hamlet
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Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that follows the Prince of Denmark as he seeks revenge for his father’s murder while grappling with madness, morality, and mortality.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hamlet canonical | 80 |
| Prince Hamlet | 12 |
| Hamlet (play) | 2 |
| Hamlet by William Shakespeare | 2 |
| William Shakespeare's Hamlet | 2 |
| Act I of Hamlet | 1 |
| Hamlet, Act I | 1 |
| Something is rotten in the state of Denmark | 1 |
| To be, or not to be | 1 |
| To be, or not to be: that is the question | 1 |
| ჰამლეტი | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T971324 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hamlet Context triple: [William Shakespeare, notableWork, Hamlet]
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A.
Hamlet (stage performances)
Hamlet (stage performances) refers to the numerous acclaimed theatrical portrayals of Shakespeare’s tragic Danish prince, particularly noted for influential interpretations by actors such as Derek Jacobi.
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B.
Hamlet (1996 film)
Hamlet (1996 film) is Kenneth Branagh’s unabridged, star-studded cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for its four-hour runtime and lavish 70mm production.
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C.
King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that portrays an aging monarch’s descent into madness after he divides his kingdom among his daughters, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and human suffering.
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D.
Hamlet (1948 film)
Hamlet (1948 film) is Laurence Olivier’s acclaimed black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, noted for its psychological focus and multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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E.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hamlet Target entity description: Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that follows the Prince of Denmark as he seeks revenge for his father’s murder while grappling with madness, morality, and mortality.
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A.
Hamlet (stage performances)
Hamlet (stage performances) refers to the numerous acclaimed theatrical portrayals of Shakespeare’s tragic Danish prince, particularly noted for influential interpretations by actors such as Derek Jacobi.
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B.
Hamlet (1996 film)
Hamlet (1996 film) is Kenneth Branagh’s unabridged, star-studded cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for its four-hour runtime and lavish 70mm production.
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C.
King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that portrays an aging monarch’s descent into madness after he divides his kingdom among his daughters, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and human suffering.
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D.
Hamlet (1948 film)
Hamlet (1948 film) is Laurence Olivier’s acclaimed black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, noted for its psychological focus and multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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E.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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play ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| antagonist | King Claudius ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | between 1599 and 1601 ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Hamlet’s revenge for his father’s murder ⓘ |
| character |
Claudius
ⓘ
Fortinbras ⓘ Gertrude ⓘ Ghost of King Hamlet ⓘ Guildenstern ⓘ Horatio ⓘ Laertes ⓘ Ophelia ⓘ Polonius ⓘ Rosencrantz ⓘ |
| containsElement | play within a play ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| famousSoliloquy |
To be, or not to be
ⓘ
linked to:
Hamlet
|
| firstPerformanceDate | early 17th century ⓘ |
| form | verse and prose ⓘ |
| genre |
revenge tragedy
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Hamlet (1948 film)
ⓘ
Hamlet (1990 film) ⓘ Hamlet (1996 film) ⓘ Hamlet (2000 film) ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Shakespearean canon
ⓘ
linked to:
works of William Shakespeare
|
| influencedBy |
Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum
ⓘ
Ur-Hamlet ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Elizabethan drama
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance drama
|
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Prince Hamlet
ⓘ
linked to:
Hamlet
|
| notableQuotation |
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio
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Frailty, thy name is woman ⓘ Something is rotten in the state of Denmark ⓘ
linked to:
Hamlet
The play’s the thing ⓘ There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so ⓘ To be, or not to be: that is the question ⓘ
linked to:
Hamlet
|
| openingSceneLocation |
Elsinore Castle battlements
ⓘ
linked to:
Elsinore Castle
|
| originalLanguage | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| playWithinPlayTitle |
The Mousetrap
ⓘ
linked to:
The Mousetrap play-within-a-play
|
| primaryLocation | Elsinore Castle ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Prince Hamlet
ⓘ
linked to:
Hamlet
|
| setting | Denmark ⓘ |
| sourceWork | Amleth legend ⓘ |
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| theme |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ indecision ⓘ madness ⓘ mortality ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hamlet Description of subject: Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that follows the Prince of Denmark as he seeks revenge for his father’s murder while grappling with madness, morality, and mortality.
Referenced by (104)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hamlet
linked to: Hamlet
linked to: Hamlet
linked to: Hamlet
subject linked to:
works of William Shakespeare
linked to: Hamlet
linked to: Hamlet
linked to: Hamlet
linked to: Hamlet
linked to: Hamlet
linked to: Hamlet
linked to: Hamlet