Is Hamlet based on a historic person?

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The story of Hamlet was around for hundreds of years before Shakespeare wrote his play, but there is no evidence that such a person really was ever a Prince of Denmark, so he is best described as legendary. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica 98 Nov 15 02, 3:55 PM

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