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How does Hamlet show his complete contempt for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
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∙ 13y ago
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who are old schoolfriends of Hamlet's are called upon by the king to spy on Hamlet in order to find out what is bothering him. Hamlet, however, figures out why they are there, gets them to confess it and tells them what he guesses to be their business. He then lets out some vague and quite misleading hints as to what is on his mind (the "what a piece of work is man" speech.)
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoHamlet is suspicious by his two friends' appearance since he does not expect them to take leave from their education. This causes Hamlet to not tell the truth about his feelings. Hamlet was right though, his friends were sent by the King and Queen to gather details about him.
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∙ 12y agoHamlet uses humour to deflect the questions which Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Claudius ask him. The best example of this is Hamlet dealing with Claudius's question "Where's Polonius?" in Act 4 Scene 3. Claudius asks it twice. The first time, Hamlet says "at supper--not where he eats, but where he is eaten." and the second time "in heaven--if you find him not there, seek him in the other place yourself." It is at this point that the 2000 movie with Ethan Hawke has Claudius knee Hamlet in the groin.
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∙ 13y agoHow Hamlet shows complete contempt for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is he doesn't let them know where he has stashed Poloius' body.
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Who are Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Hamlet's childhood friends. Claudius sends them to spy on Hamlet.
What is the relationship of rosencrantz and guildenstern to hamlet?
They are friends of Hamlet's from school.
Who are the two spy's in hamlet?
rosencrantz and guildenstern
How does hamlet describe denmark to rosencrantz and guildenstern?
He says it is a prison.
Who does claudirs send to spy on prince hamlet?
Rosencrantz an Guildenstern
Who are Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Hamlet's childhood friends. Claudius sends them to spy on Hamlet.
What is the relationship of rosencrantz and guildenstern to hamlet?
They are friends of Hamlet's from school.
Who are the two spy's in hamlet?
rosencrantz and guildenstern
Who is Hamlet's 'old college buddies'?
Guildenstern and Rosencrantz
Why does Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come to the castle?
Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet to discover the cause of his apparent madness
How does hamlet describe denmark to rosencrantz and guildenstern?
He says it is a prison.
Who does claudirs send to spy on prince hamlet?
Rosencrantz an Guildenstern
Is it true or false Hamlet is the reason rosencrantz and guildenstern are put to death?
True. Hamlet changed the king's orders to the English from "Kill Hamlet" to "Kill Rosencrantz and Guildenstern." He didn't have to do that; he could have changed the orders to "Give Hamlet some flowers".
How did Hamlet see to it that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern would be put to death instead of him?
Hamlet changes the letter going to the King of England to kill him when he gets there to say to kill the people who give you this letter,which were Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. So they were killed instead.
What is the significance of the meeting between the royal couple Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
The royal couple are, in effect, recruiting Hamlet's old friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to spy on him for them.
Who is Rosencrantz and Guilenstern in Hamlet?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are old school buddies of Hamlet's. They have been hired by the king to spy on Hamlet to find out why he is acting so peculiarly.
Are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern successful?
They are. If they weren't, Hamlet wouldn't have sent them to their death. They had the opportunity to betray him when they were out of his sight. It seems the king didn't completely take them into his confidence, though, so perhaps their loyalty wasn't total.
