It also incorporates extra plot elements added by François de Belleforest in his Histoires tragiques, published in 1576, and furthermore brings in various elements from Shakespeare's play itself, including the name "Corambis" for Polonius from the "bad quarto" of 1603.
The text incorporates additional plot elements from François de Belleforest's "Histoires tragiques" (1576) and draws upon various elements from Shakespeare's play itself, including the name "Corambis" for Polonius from the "bad quarto" of 1603.