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- adjective Of or pertaining to William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (circa 1600), with themes of
treachery ,revenge ,incest , andmoral corruption .
Etymologies
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Examples
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When you read this, though, you can feel Jefferson's blood boiling over, and also his palpable, Hamletian pain at the separation reflected in complex, nuanced language such as the "agonizing affection."
Adam Hanft: A Geek's Fourth of July: Reading the Declaration of Independence 2008
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Caracas Chronicles, if you feel like Hamletian exercising.
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Caracas Chronicles, if you feel like Hamletian exercising.
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Caracas Chronicles, if you feel like Hamletian exercising.
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Caracas Chronicles, if you feel like Hamletian exercising.
What Venezuelans voted for: socialism of the XXI century (a.k.a. rehashed communism) 2007
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Caracas Chronicles, if you feel like Hamletian exercising.
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Caracas Chronicles, if you feel like Hamletian exercising.
Antes que anochezca: waiting for the night in Venezuela 2007
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Caracas Chronicles, if you feel like Hamletian exercising.
More on French election results: towards a new parliament 2007
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Caracas Chronicles, if you feel like Hamletian exercising.
There is an official fascist line in Venezuela, from the government 2007
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Caracas Chronicles, if you feel like Hamletian exercising.
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