Ahead, Harper’s Bazaar separates fact from fiction to break down the true story that inspired Hamnet.

The opening of Hamnet echoes that of Hamlet. In the novel’s first scene, Hamnet explores an empty house. O’Farrell gives him ...

William Shakespeare has written 108 shows including Romeo and Juliet (Source Material), Hamlet (Playwright), King Henry IV, Part I (Playwright), King John (Playwright), The Merchant of Venice ...

There is no evidence that Shakespeare wrote Hamlet because his son died, but the timing has long unsettled scholars. The play ...