The story of Shakespeare'sHamletwas derived from the legend ofAmleth, preserved by 13th-century chroniclerSaxo Grammaticusin hisGesta Danorum, as subsequently retold by the 16th-century scholarFrançois de Belleforest.
Many of the earlier legendary elements are interwoven in the 13th-century "Life of Amleth" (Latin:Vita Amlethi) bySaxo Grammaticus, part ofGesta Danorum.[11]Written in Latin, it reflects classical Roman concepts of virtue and heroism, and was widely available in Shakespeare's day.[12]Significant parallels include the prince feigning madness, his mother's hasty marriage to the usurper, the prince killing a hidden spy, and the prince substituting the execution of two retainers for his own. A reasonably faithful version of Saxo's story was translated into French in 1570 byFrançois de Belleforest, in hisHistoires tragiques.[13]Belleforest embellished Saxo's text substantially, almost doubling its length, and introduced the hero'smelancholy.[14]
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