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380 CULTURE AND ARTS UDC 792:82-2 Sherbon Fedir Senior Lecturer of Acting and Drama Directing Department I.K.Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television, Kyiv, Ukraine. Member of the National Union of Theatre Artists, Ukraine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4971-3340 Sherbon Olena senior lecturer General and Specialized Piano Department National Music Academy of Ukraine, Kyiv THE TRAGEDY OF SHAKESPEARE'S HAMLET, ACCOMPANIED BY THE BARVINSKY «QUINTET». Considering the history of human choice, the need to take the first, significant, decisive step, we will certainly find one of the best examples of world drama. Undoubtedly, this is «Hamlet» by W. Shakespeare. The desire of an individual to decide on an action will always be relevant, at any age and social circumstances. Under the influence of a force majeure situation, a person is forced to take a step, to find «touchstones». Due to the lack of strength of spirit, internal fluctuations, the human being is forced to be in continuous oscillations. What must happen for this desired determination to appear?