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How can you rewrite the part of Rosencrantz in the play Hamlet in your own words?
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It's called paraphrasing. Take a line that Rosencrantz says, then ask yourself, "What is he getting at? What does he mean?". You then take your answer and put those words into Rosencrantz's mouth.
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Who was Murdered by Hamlet?
Hamlet was a mass murderer. First he stabbed Polonius while he was evesdropping behind a curtain. Then he forged an order for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to be put to death. Laertes was next murdered by Hamlet in the fencing match where Laertes had the posioned sword. Hamlet ended up with it and cut Laertes. Finally, Hamlet killed Claudius. That's five people.
When does Hamlet vent his anger on someone who didn't deserve it?
Most noticeably when he arranges for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's death when they were just the messengers. His anger at Ophelia, Gertrude and Polonius may also be seen as misplaced. It is Claudius who he should be angry with. Hamlet is angry with his mother, but his mother had no part in the death of Hamlet's father nor did she know that Claudius had killed him.
What is the content of the letters the king sent with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England with Hamlet?
Hamlet relays to Horatio that two days on his voyage to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, they were overtook by pirates. Upon boarding the pirate ship to stand and fight, Hamlet was captured. Hamlet says in his letter that the pirates were well in their mercy, but of course expected some kindness back in some way. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are safely on their way to England still. Hamlet has been released by the pirates and now writes to Horatio to tell him that he's alright. He also tells Horatio to escort his messengers to the King and Queen, for they have messages for them too. Later on, Hamlet reveals to Horatio what Rosencrantz's and Guildenstern's fates are.
How many deaths in the play result directly or indirectly from Hamlet's plot for revenge?
If we take it that Hamlet killed Polonius believing him to be the king, and therefore as a part of his plot for revenge, then Polonius's death, and indirectly Ophelia's arise from his act of revenge. Claudius of course dies from Hamlet's revenge. Gertrude, Laertes and Hamlet die as a result of Laertes and Claudius's plot. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die just because Hamlet doesn't much like them.
Who said the line There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so?
The line "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so" is spoken by Hamlet in William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet." It is part of a soliloquy in which Hamlet reflects on how one's perspective and perception shape their reality.
Horatio Why does Hamlet trust and admire him How is he different from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are of these characters round or flat How can one justify Hamlet's argument for the?
Next time ask only one question. What I am going to answer is the question of the difference between Horatio and the inseparable pair Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Hamlet's attitude to them. All of these men are schoolfellows of Hamlet who have unexpectedly arrived in Denmark. Yet Hamlet immediately takes Horatio into his confidence but challenges Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. As it turns out, this is an accurate assessment of them: Horatio is trustworthy, while R&G are spies. So our question is really "How does Hamlet know that Horatio is trustworthy and R&G are not?" The answer to this may lie in part in events and actions which happened in the past to which we, the audience, are not privy. There are, perhaps, two things which happen during the play which might have helped Hamlet come to this conclusion. First, Horatio comes to Hamlet to give information about the appearance of the ghost. But R&G do not have any information to give which would make their appearance less suspicious. Second, R&G respond to Hamlet's question about why they are in Denmark in an evasive way. They introduce the word "ambition" into the conversation out of nowhere. In other words, their speech is suspect and implausible. Not so Horatio's; when asked why he has come to Denmark his answer is immediate and clear: "My lord, I came to see your father's funeral."
To thine own self be true is part of Hamlet's soliloquy?
No. Although the phrase does come from Hamlet, Hamlet does not speak it, as part of a soliloquy or otherwise. It is spoken by Polonius, and it is ironic, since Polonius is totally devious and deceptive and is false to many men, including his son Laertes to whom he speaks these words.
Who Gives Hamlet a task to complete?
The ghost charges Hamlet to perform a three-part task. He is asked to: 1. Revenge the murder of his father. 2. Hamlet is also not to contrive against his mother but to leave her to heaven and her own conscience. 3. Don't go insane during the task
How do the eight die in Hamlet?
Polonius is killed when Hamlet is arguing with his mother Gertrude and Polonius is hiding behind an arras. When his mother calls for help, he also calls and Hamlet stabs him through the arras beliving that it is Claudius hiding behind it. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are recruited by Claudius after Hamlet kills Polonius to escort Hamlet to England along with a letter for the King of England to have him killed. Hamlet finds and rewrites the letter instructing them to be killed instead. Their ship is attacked and Hamlet returns to England leaving them to go to their deaths in England. Ohphelia, Hamlet's girlfriend, commits suicide when she discovers that Hamlet killed her father Polonius. Gertrude drinks from a poisoned cup that Claudius had prepared for Hamlet to kill him. Laertes takes part in a duel with Hamlet and scratches him with a poisoned sword - poisoned by Claudius. However, later in the duel the swords are switched and Hamlet stabs Laertes with the poisoned sword, killing him. Claudius is forced to drink poison by Hamlet for revenge of killing both his mother and father. Hamlet dies after being scratched by the poisoned sword.
What does shakespeare mean by fortune's cap?
Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Hamlet are talking about Fortune as a woman. Those who have good fortune are at the top, and those who have bad fortune are at the bottom. It's like the old image of the wheel of fortune, where good luck takes you to the top, but then can spin you down to the bottom. So, in answering the question which amounts to "How are things going?" Guildenstern's answer is "On Fortune's cap we are not the very button." They are not that button you find on the very tip top of a baseball cap--they are not the luckiest guys in the world, who would be at the highest possible point of Fortune. But in answer to Hamlet's question Rosencrantz says neither are they the soles of her shoes, the lowest possible part of her and therefore the unluckiest possible. No, they are about in the middle near her waist. Which of course gives rise to a dirty joke, which then gives rise to Hamlet's remark "She is a strumpet." Hamlet riffs on the dirty joke to say that there is no trusting luck which is actually a fairly deep remark.
Do the actors playing rosencrantz and guildenstern switch part way through Hamlet?
Not usually. While the text does suggest that it is difficult to keep in mind which is which and that Claudius actually mixes them up (and is corrected by Gertrude), they are not normally played as actually interchangeable. Rosencrantz is often played by a smaller darker actor and Guildenstern by a taller fairer one, but this is not supported or contradicted by the text. One might switch actors as you suggest but it is difficult to know what dramatic affect one might hope to achieve thereby.
What part of speech is rewrite?
"Rewrite" can function as both a verb and a noun. As a verb, it means to write something again in a different way. As a noun, it refers to the act of rewriting or a revised version of a written text.
