The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Full Cast

Hamlet is commonly regarded as one of the greatest plays ever written. Drawing on Danish chronicles and the Elizabethan vogue for revenge tragedy, Shakespeare created a play that is at once a philosophic treatise, a family drama, and a supernatural thriller. In the wake of his father’s death, Prince Hamlet finds that his Uncle Claudius has swiftly taken the throne and married his mother, Queen Gertrude. The ghost of the dead king then appears and charges Claudius with ”˜murder most foul.’ Hamlet is called to revenge his father’s death: but will he be able to act before it is too late?

Cast:
Claudius, King of Denmark—Michael Sirois
Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, and Mother of Hamlet—Elizabeth Klett
Ghost Of Hamlet, the Late King of Denmark—dolohov
Hamlet, Son to the former, and Nephew to the present King—John Gonzalez
Polonius, Lord Chamberlain—Andy Minter
Laertes, Son to Polonius—Denny Sayers
Ophelia, Daughter to Polonius—Kristin Hughes
Reynaldo, Servant to Polonius—Thomas Wells
Horatio, Friend to Hamlet—David Nicol
Rosencrantz, Courtier—Kara Shallenberg
Guildenstern, Courtier—Karen Savage
Francisco, a Soldier—Andrew Lebrun
Bernardo, Officer—David O’Connell
Marcellus, Officer—Jordan Mueller
Voltimand, Courtier—Thomas Wells
Osric, Courtier—allex
A Gentleman, Courtier—David Jaquay
Another Gentleman—mb
Clown One, Grave-digger—Brennan Holtzclaw
Clown Two, Grave-digger—Christie Nowak
A Priest—Kevin O’Coin
Fortinbras, Prince of Norway—mb
A Captain & his Army—Andrew Lebrun
English Ambassador—Andrew Lebrun
First Player—Rosalind Wills
Player King—Denny Sayers
Player Queen—Kirsten Ferreri
Player Lucianus—allex
Group Of Danes—David O’Connell
Lord—LaurenT
Servant—Christie Nowak
Stage Direction—Rosalind Wills

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time, and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today.