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|gender = {{Male}}
 
|gender = {{Male}}
 
|hair = Yellow
 
|hair = Yellow
 
|age =  
 
|age =  
|status = Fictional
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|status = Fictional deceased
 
|job =  
 
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|relatives = '''Mother:''' [[Gertrude]]<br>'''Uncle:''' [[Cladius]]  
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|relatives = '''Mother:''' [[Gertrude]]<br>'''Uncle:''' [[Claudius]]  
 
|appearance = "[[Tales from the Public Domain]]"
 
|appearance = "[[Tales from the Public Domain]]"
 
|voiced by = [[Nancy Cartwright]]
 
|voiced by = [[Nancy Cartwright]]
 
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'''Hamlet''' was prince of Denmark. [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] played him in "Do the Bard, Man".
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'''Hamlet''' was the prince of [[Denmark]]. He appeared in a story from the book ''[[Classics for Children]]''.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
In the form of a ghost his father told him how his uncle [[Cladius]] poured poison in his ear so he could marry Hamlet's mother [[Gertrude]] and become the king. His father requests that his death be avenged.  
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In the form of a ghost his father told him how his uncle [[Claudius]] poured poison in his ear so he could marry Hamlet's mother [[Gertrude]] and become the king. His father requested that his death be avenged.  
  
Prince Hamlet, with the help of a clown, puts on a play to make Claudius reveal himself to be guilty, and because Hamlet knows what he did, Claudius attempts to kill him. Hamlet, aiming to kill Claudius, accidentally kills [[Polonius]]. His son, [[Laertes]], proposes to duel Prince Hamlet for revenge. As his “practice stab,Laertes kills himself, and Hamlet proceeds to murder Claudius. Hamlet walks away to celebrate, but he slips on some blood and dies.
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Prince Hamlet, with the help of [[Krusty|a clown]], put on a play to make Claudius reveal himself to be guilty. Claudius then realized that Hamlet knew what he had done and tried to kill Hamlet to keep the truth from being revealed. Hamlet, aiming to kill Claudius, accidentally killed [[Polonius]]. His son, [[Laertes]], proposed to duel Prince Hamlet for revenge. However, Laertes accidentally killed himself while taking a "practice stab", and Hamlet proceeded to kill Claudius. Hamlet walked away to celebrate his victory, but he slipped on some blood and died from the fall.
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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Prince Hamlet appears only in the "Do the Bard, Man" segment of "[[Tales from the Public Domain]]". The segment is a re-telling of the [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] play ''{{W|Hamlet}}'' with various Springfieldians cast as the play's characters, including [[Bart Simpson]] as Prince Hamlet.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
*{{Ep|Tales from the Public Domain}}
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*{{ep|Tales from the Public Domain}}
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*{{ep|Woo-Hoo Dunnit?|(portrayed by Krusty, seen on a poster)}}
  
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{{Bart characters}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamlet, Prince}}
  
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[[Category:Male characters]]
 
 
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[[Category:Princes]]
 
[[Category:Characters voiced by Nancy Cartwright]]
 
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Revision as of 19:37, January 7, 2024

Hamlet
Hamlet.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Fictional deceased
Hair: Yellow
Relatives: Mother: Gertrude
Uncle: Claudius
First appearance: "Tales from the Public Domain"
Voiced by: Nancy Cartwright


Hamlet was the prince of Denmark. He appeared in a story from the book Classics for Children.

History

In the form of a ghost his father told him how his uncle Claudius poured poison in his ear so he could marry Hamlet's mother Gertrude and become the king. His father requested that his death be avenged.

Prince Hamlet, with the help of a clown, put on a play to make Claudius reveal himself to be guilty. Claudius then realized that Hamlet knew what he had done and tried to kill Hamlet to keep the truth from being revealed. Hamlet, aiming to kill Claudius, accidentally killed Polonius. His son, Laertes, proposed to duel Prince Hamlet for revenge. However, Laertes accidentally killed himself while taking a "practice stab", and Hamlet proceeded to kill Claudius. Hamlet walked away to celebrate his victory, but he slipped on some blood and died from the fall.

Behind the Laughter

Prince Hamlet appears only in the "Do the Bard, Man" segment of "Tales from the Public Domain". The segment is a re-telling of the Shakespeare play Hamlet with various Springfieldians cast as the play's characters, including Bart Simpson as Prince Hamlet.

Appearances


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