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Who did the king and queen ask to follow Hamlet and spy on him for his own good?
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Hamlet's old school chums Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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Who died in Hamlet?
Polonius, Ophelia, Gertrude, Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes.
Who is Gertude in Shakespeare?
Gertude is the Queen in the play Hamlet who is in conspiracy to kill the King and later marry Claudius.
Why are rosencrantz and guildenstern hesitant to admit that they are in elsinore because the king and queen sent for them?
They were sent for specifically to spy on Hamlet and report to the king and queen. Spies generally do not like the people they are spying on to know it. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern would have an easier time getting unguarded admissions from Hamlet if they were not "outed".
What is the storyline to Hamlet?
Hamlet is the son of King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude of Denmark, but his father has recently died and his uncle Claudius has become king and married Queen Gertrude. Hamlet is taken to a battlement where the ghost of his father appears and tells him that he was murdered by Claudius and commands Hamlet to revenge him by killing Claudius. Hamlet decides to act crazy while looking for a chance to get at the king. His crazy behaviour induces the king to set spies on him, first his school pals Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and later his girlfriend Ophelia. Hamlet, still unsure of the ghost's veracity, gets some travelling players to put on a play which mimics the murder. Claudius's reactions confirm he is the murderer all right. Hamlet then has a chance to kill him, but holds his hand because he is praying. He then visits his mother in her room and kills the king's advisor who is also his girlfriend's father and who was spying on him for the king. The king then sends him to England to get him out of the way with instructions to the English to kill him. The death of her father drives Ophelia crazy and she drowns. Her brother arrives, desperate for revenge. Hamlet's ship gets attacked by pirates and he ends up back in England. Ophelia's brother Laertes and the king plot to kill Hamlet by staging a fencing match in which Laertes will have a poisoned sharp sword, and Claudius will give Hamlet a poisoned drink. But it all backfires. Hamlet gets hold of the poisoned sword after Laertes cuts him with it and kills Laertes. Gertrude drinks the poisoned drink and dies. Hamlet stabs Claudius and gives him the remains of the poisoned drink and then dies himself in the arms of his best friend Horatio.
Why do you think king claudiious points laertes in Hamlets direction?
Because by that point King Claudius knows that Hamlet knows the truth about king Hamlet's death, so he tries to get rid of Hamlet using Laertes.
Who was the king and queen of Denmark during hamlet?
King Claudius and Queen Gertrude.
What is the name of the Queen of Denmark in Shakespeare's Hamlet?
Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and wife of his Uncle Claudius, King of Denmark.
Who does hamlet watch the play with?
The king and queen of Denmark
Who gertrude from Hamlet?
Queen Gertrude is Prince Hamlet's mother and the new bride of King Claudius, Hamlet's uncle.
How did King Claudius Hamlet's uncle die?
Hamlet stabs him after Queen Gertrude dies from drinking the poision that was meant for Hamlet.
What movies follow the hamlet theme?
The Lion King
How are Hamlet and king Gertrude related?
Claudius and King Hamlet were brothers. Gertrude was married to King Hamlet first, and then she married Claudius.
What was the name of Hamlets mother?
Hamlet's mother is Gertrude. She is the queen of Denmark and is married to Claudius. She was originally married to Old Hamlet before he was murdered by Claudius. Gertrude is a weak woman that needs a man around her (ie. her quick marriage to Claudius). Gertrude loves Hamlet dearly, but also watches as Hamlet is sent away to his death.
What tasks do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern take on for the King and Queen?
Primarily, spying on Hamlet.
What happens to the king Hamlet laertes and the queen?
they all die
Who died in Hamlet?
Polonius, Ophelia, Gertrude, Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes.
What is the importance of the ghost of Hamlet's father?
King Hamlet's ghost informs his son that his brother, Prince Hamlet's uncle Claudius (now king) murdered King Hamlet in his sleep, and stole the throne and his wife, Queen Gertrude, from him. his is the main reason why Prince Hamlet wants revenge on Claudus- for the throne, which was supposed to go to him, and mostly to avenge his father's dath.
