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The murder of gonzago is a actual play! It is a greek-style
tragedy written in the second century AD. Shakespeare based
part of Hamlet on it and used the play within a play as a way
to pay respect to the original author:(unknown).
Hope that helps!
Posted by Gildenstern on April 16, 1997 at 12:11:24
In Reply to "Hamlet's play W/in a play" posted by Nancy on April 16, 1997 at 00:26:06
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