Hamlet

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark was a play written by the human playwright William Shakespeare in the early 17th century. A tragedy, it is one of Shakespeare's more well known plays.

The play deals with a young Danish price, Hamlet, whose father had recently died. He plots revenge when he learns that his father's brother and mother had been having an affair, and arranged for the death of Hamlet's father. Hamlet's revenge is fatal, not only to his uncle and mother, but ultimately to himself as well.

When humans joined the interstellar community, the play - along with Shakespeare's other works - became known to other races in addition to humans.

Behind the Scenes
The Klingon Language Institute has translated Hamlet, and have offered it for sale to the general public as The Klingon Hamlet (ISBN: 0671035789)