The summary is: 1) The Prince of Denmark's father was murdered by his uncle, who then took the crown. 2) The ghost of the Prince's father appears and tells him to avenge his death. 3) The Prince decides to stage a play depicting the murder to elicit a reaction from his uncle, now the King.

1. Be Careful what you Plot for<br />December 17, 2009<br />Humanities 30<br />Mr. Kabachia <br />There once was a prince of Denmark,<br />Whose father was as dead as a doorknob.<br />He was very sad,<br />Also very mad<br />Because the father by the uncle was robbed.<br />The Prince moped around in gloom,<br />Until he was alone in a room.<br />When a ghost appeared,<br />He had no fear<br />Because the ghost presented good news.<br />“I am thy father’s spirit,<br />Art thou to revenge, now hear it.<br />Murderer most foul<br />Now wears my crown!<br />Avenge me, dear prince, now swear it!”<br />By these words the prince did excite,<br />Because now he had a purpose in life.<br />He then acted crazy<br />To make eyes hazy,<br />So the king would be none the wise.<br />Now to catch the conscience of the King,<br />The Prince said “the play is the thing!”<br />The Murder of Gonzago<br />And so the story goes,<br />That the play made the murderer come clean.<br />Now the King caught a whiff of the plot,<br />And then he knew that he aught<br />To send his step-son<br />To England at once<br />For the Prince to be killed and forgot.<br />The Prince, in turn, found out,<br />What his trip was all about.<br />A miracle then came<br />To save the Dane<br />By pirates the Prince was caught.<br />The King heard of the Prince’s return,<br />And decided the tables were to turn.<br />He devised a plan,<br />The scheme was grand,<br />The Prince would be fed to the worms.<br />But the King’s plan went array,<br />When the Queen drank the poisoned wine.<br />The men were slain,<br />By the havoc they made.<br />In the end, the royal family was dead.<br />