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What does hamlet hope to accomplish by having the visiting company of players?
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What does Ophelia want to accomplish?
Hamlet's love
What does Hamlet's speech to the players mean?
The speech that Hamlet gives to the players means don't over act. The speech is given in Act 3 Scene 2 of the play.
What does hamlet ask the players to do?
Hamlet asks the players to perform a specific play containing the murder of Gonzago. He also requests that they insert specific lines that he created himself.
What part of the plot is the turning point of the drama Hamlet?
The play within the play - the enactment by the players of "The Murder of Gonzago," with additions by Hamlet.
Who is gonzago in Hamlet?
Hamlet asks the Players to perform a play called "The Murder of Gonzago." In it, a guy called Gonzago gets murdered. The players put on this play, with the first player playing the part of Gonzago, although he is not referred to by name.
What is used by the king to pawn Hamlet's plan?
Please rephrase this question. As it stands it sounds like Claudius took a cab downtown to Ernie's Pawnshop to get a loan on a map owned by Hamlet. What other kind of plan did Hamlet have? Hamlet is famous for not making plans, of not thinking out any practical scheme to accomplish his revenge.
Did Claudius tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern that they must tell the players not to obey any of Hamlet's orders?
No. There is nothing like that in the play.
According to Shakespeare what is a world?
All the world is a stage and men and women are merely the players (Hamlet)
Where is hamlet being send?
Claudius was suspicious that Hamlet knew of his crime after the players had put on their show. After Claudius hears that Hamlet had stabbed Polonius, Claudius was certain that Hamlet was trying to kill him. To protect himself, he sends Hamlet to England with a letter and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to deliver him. The letter contains instructions for the king of England to have Hamlet executed.
Who did King Gonzago represent in Hamlet?
The play which Hamlet orders the players to perform is called "The Murder of Gonzago". Hamlet intends that the play (already similar in many respects) should be made even more similar to "The Murder of King Hamlet by his brother Claudius" so as to "catch the conscience of the king" Gonzago represents King Hamlet, Hamlet's father, while Claudius is represented by "Lucianus, a nephew of the king"
Does Hamlet recognize the consequences of his actions?
Yes. See his speeches when Fortinbras arrives and when the Players arrive, for example.
What play did Hamlet want the actors to perform?
He calls it The Mousetrap although its real name is The Murder of Gonzago. Hamlet's name for it betrays his purpose in selecting it: "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king."
