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The first poisoning take place when Hamlet's father, the king, is killed by a toxic substance that his brother pours in his ear. The wine Hamlet's mother Gertrude drinks, wine actually meant for Hamlet, was poisoned, as was the tip of a Fencing Sabre that was supposed to be blunted, the device through which Hamlet is murdered.

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