Did you see "The Lion King"? Ok, we're fine here. Just kidding.
Hamlet returns from school to attend his father's funeral and mother's wedding. He's quite distressed by this and is acrid in his appraisal of his mother and country. His father's ghost has been appearing and Hamlet eventually meets it. The ghost delivers a shocking message: Hamlet's Uncle killed his father and now he must avenge the death. Hamlet thinks about this for a while. He pretends to be crazy so as not to raise suspicions. Claudius and Polonius attempt to use Ophelia, Hamlet's lover, to trap him into telling the truth behind his behavior. Instead of showing his love, he tells her to get to a nunnery, leaving her heartbroken. Hamlet tries to trap Claudius in his guilt with the "Mouse Trap" play, but finds he cannot kill him. He confronts his mother instead and mistakenly kills Polonius. Ophelia goes mad with the death of her father and Hamlet's rejection. She drowns herself. Claudius tries to send Hamlet to England to be killed, but he is somehow returned to Denmark by Pirates. He ends up attending Ophelia's funeral and fights with her brother in her grave. Laertes and Claudius hatch a plan to kill Hamlet in a duel. Hamlet decides to meet the challenge despite knowing the possibility that it will be his death. He is stabbed by a poisoned blade, wounds Laertes with it, and kills Claudius while his mother dies of poison. He then dies, leaving Horatio to tell his story.
Your summary is good. I might spend more time talking about Fortinbras. Again, you don't seem to have any analysis or quotes. I would suggest adding those.
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