Tragedy • c. 1600
Hamlet
Hamlet by Shakespeare: 4,023 lines across 5 acts, 37 speaking characters.
5 Acts
20 Scenes
4,023 Lines
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753
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“ So I do: but, i' faith, I should have been a woman by right.Rosalind · As You Like It, Act 4 Scene 3
