Hamlet One of Shakespeare's most important plays, Hamlet concerns a prince of Denmark who plans to avenge the murder of his father by his uncle, who has since married the queen and usurped the crown. The prince knows that he should kill his uncle. but finds himself unable to act. This hesitation is reflected in the famous question, to be or not to be" which Hamlet asks himself in the plays most well-known speechHamlet ◼ One of Shakespeare’s most important plays, Hamlet concerns a prince of Denmark who plans to avenge the murder of his father by his uncle, who has since married the queen and usurped the crown. The prince knows that he should kill his uncle, but finds himself unable to act. This hesitation is reflected in the famous question, “to be or not to be” which Hamlet asks himself in the play’s most well-known speech