Gertrude and Claudius
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Plot Summary of Gertrude and Claudius
"The book is a prequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet. It tells the story of Gertrude's affair with Claudius (her brother-in-law) and Claudius' murder of King Hamlet (Gertrude's husband). It ends where Shakespeare's play begins." Tom Adair, Resident Scholar

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