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Q: Why does Claudius say that his crime hath the primal eldest curse upon't?
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What is the primal eldest curse?

The primal eldest curse, also known as the Mark of Cain, was placed on Cain by God in the Bible for murdering his brother Abel. It was a punishment that made Cain a wanderer and put a mark on him to protect him from being killed. It is one of the oldest curses mentioned in the Bible.


How does king Claudius react the play?

He leaves part way through. The similarity of the crime depicted in the play and his own drives him crazy and he can't watch it any more. How do we know this? Because in the next scene Claudius is berating himself for the murder. "Oh, my offence is rank, it smells to heaven. It has the eldest primal curse on it--a brother's murder."


Who was the eldest of the considine curse?

The eldest was Garett


What is the primal curse referred to in the story The Luck of Roaring Camp?

death


Is it a crime when kids curse?

No, it's not a crime, just ignorant


What is the primal curse referred to in the following passage from the luck of roaring camp?

The primal cause referred to in "The Luck of Roaring Camp" by Bret Harte is the harsh and unforgiving environment that the residents of Roaring Camp face. This curse is manifested in the poverty, violence, and despair that characterize the camp. The birth of the baby, Luck, challenges and perhaps lifts this curse as the denizens of the camp unite to care for him.


What states have curse and abuse laws?

"Virginia has this crime called “curse and abuse”. In Virginia, if you curse at someone in a “under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace”, you can be convicted of a crime. There is an actual statute – Code of Virginia 18.2-416."Virginia is the only State I can find with this specific wording "curse and abuse".


What states have a curse and abuse law?

"Virginia has this crime called “curse and abuse”. In Virginia, if you curse at someone in a “under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace”, you can be convicted of a crime. There is an actual statute – Code of Virginia 18.2-416."Virginia is the only State I can find with this specific wording "curse and abuse".


Where are the Literary devices in Hamlet act V?

There are loads of them everywhere. For example, when he is talking about Yorick's skull, he says to the skull: "Now get you to my lady's chamber and tell her--let her paint an inch thick, to this favour she must come." Talking to inanimate objects (or absent people or abstract concepts) is called apostrophe.


What was Archdeacon's curse in Canterbury Tales?

In "The Canterbury Tales," the curse of the Archdeacon is mentioned in the prologue to "The Man of Law's Tale." He is known for being harsh in his judgments and is cursed by a young man falsely accused of a crime, who wishes upon the Archdeacon the same punishment that he faces if he is lying. This curse serves to highlight the theme of justice and the consequences of unfair judgment.


What does the ghost reveal that Claudius murdered Hamlet's father?

Act 1, scene 5 Ghost: "I find the apt; And duller shoulst thou be than the fat weed That rots itself in ease on Lethe wharf, Wouldst thou not stir in this. Now, Hamlet, hear: 'Tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard, A serpent stung me; so the whole ear of Denmark Is by a forged process of my death Rankly abused; but know, thou noble youth, The serpent that did sting thy father's life Now wears his crown." Hamlet: "O my prophetic soul! My uncle?" This is meaning that Claudius is the "serpent" who murdered King Hamlet. Ironic isn't it, Claudius is King Hamlet's brother.


What is the meaning of the curse?

of Curse, Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable; abominable.