If there's one Shakespeare play that comes to mind when you think of Scotland, it is undoubtedly Macbeth — however, you may be unaware that there is also a connection between Hamlet and the country.
Set in Denmark, the tragedy concerns Prince Hamlet and his attempts to get revenge on his uncle Claudius, who murdered his father in order to seize the throne and marry his mother.
The play has been adapted numerous times since it was first written sometime between 1599 and 1601, including a 1990 film starring Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, and Helena Bonham Carter. Like the original play, it is set in mediaeval-era Denmark, with Gibson taking on the titular role, but one of the most interesting things about the film is that much of it was shot in Scotland.
