The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius’s brother and Prince Hamlet’s father, and then succeeding to the throne and acquiring as his wife Gertrude, the outdated king’s widow and Prince Hamlet’s mom. The play vividly portrays both accurate and feigned madness – from overpowering grief to seething trend – and explores styles of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral problem.