Hamlet's Ordeals

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The first source that I have found on Shakespeare's play Hamlet is a website called Spark Notes. This non credible source off of the free web provides a summary of information on Shakespeare's play Hamlet. This website does not provide detailed information, it gives a very basic overview of the play. If you were to read the information on Spark Notes with out reading Hamlet, you wouldn't be able to receive most of the details that are in the play. The second source that I have found is an article from the library database's literature research center called, 'Hamlets Ordeals.'

The source from the library's database is more appropriate for a college research paper then the source from the free web due to the sources credibility and the

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