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Why does Claudius tell his courtiers that hamlet -mad as he is- must not be confined?
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What does Claudius do after Polonius dies?
tells hamlet he must move to England
Why does claudius says he must hide the haste with which hamlet is being sent away?
Claudius says he must hide the haste with which Hamlet is being sent away because Hamlet is very popular with the people. He doesn't want the people of Denmark to suspect anything about Hamlet being sent away so quickly.
What is Claudius the king of in Hamlet?
Claudius was hamlets Uncle and later became his stepfather because his mother Queen Gertrude married Hamlets uncle "Claudius".
Why did Hamlet delay killing Claudius in act 3 scene3?
Well, the actual Scene 3 of the play is where Laertes leaves for France.But the question must refer to Act 3 scene 3, the "Prayer Scene." Hamlet gets Claudius alone, but Claudius is praying (without knowing Hamlet is there.) Hamlet decides not to kill Claudius, while Claudius is praying, because he's afraid it would only send Claudius straight to Heaven, and Hamlet doesn't think that would be revenge, instead it would be more like rewarding Claudius.
How do Claudius and Gertrude treat Hamlet's grief?
Claudius and Gertrude try to deal with Hamlet's sadness by giving a touching speech about how everything must die "passing from nature to eternity." Also, Claudius promises a party at which he will have his guards shoot canonns off every time he finishes a drink.
What did hamlet tell gertrude to do at the end of this act?
Hamlet tells his mother Queen Gertrude that she must repent choosing Claudius over his father. This occurs in Act 3 scene 4 of Hamlet.
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.
Why does cladius tell his courtiers that Hamlet --mad as he is-- must not be confined?
"King: I have sent to seek him and find the body. How dangerous is it that this man goes loose! he's loved of the distracted multitude, who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And, where 'tis so, th' offender's scourge is weighed, this sudden sending him away must seem deliberate pause. diseases desperate grown by desperate appliance are relieved or not at all"this is found in verses 1-10 of act 4 scn. 3In bold I have pointed out the main reason. I simply quoted it, I'll leave it to your interpretation.
Why must the king not act so abruptly and violently towards hamlet?
Claudius cannot take abrupt and violent steps against Hamlet because he does not want to offend his wife or his people, both of whom love Hamlet.
Is Hamlet waiting for the right moment or procrastinating?
You could argue either.In the scene when Hamlet attempts to kill Claudius but decides against it is the most significant for this question (So I will be referring to it.) The cause could arguably be 3 things: Hamlet's fear, Hamlet's scheming, or Hamlet's procrastination.Scheming - Hamlet himself says he would rather kill Claudius when he is 'drunk, asleep or in his rage, or in th'incestuous pleasure of his bed' - as Claudius is praying in thie scene, Hamlet could be rationally thinking when it may be better to kill him, in order to send him straight to hell.Procrastintion - As Hamlet's hamartia (tragic flaw) is his lack of action, the reason for him not killing Claudius in this scene could indeed be Hamlet's procrastination, or 'overthinking' of the situation at hand - if another Shakesperian hero such as Macbeth was placed in the same position as Hamlet, the whole play would be complete in one scene. Instead, Hamlet overanalyses the situation before doubting himself.Fear - it could be argued that Hamlet doesn't kill Claudius for fear of what may happen afterwards; most importantly, the throne Hamlet must take. This could be an underlying cause of Hamlet's procrastination.What is obvoius in this scene however is that it is a turning point in the play. If Hamlet had killed Claudius here, Gertrude wouldn't have died, nor Laertes, Ohelia or himself. This proves that Hamlet's lack of action does eventually lead to his downfall.As Shakespeare does not map out to the audience what is the real cause of Hamlet's lack of action, the reader/viewer must decide for themselves.
What is the signficance of claudius' denying Hamlet permission to go to wittenberg?
There are a number of possibilities:1. Claudius is grooming Hamlet as a successor. He has named him as the heir, and wants to involve him in the affairs of state. Hamlet is thirty years old, and it's time he left school.2. Claudius is giving in to Gertrude, who is the apple of his eye. Gertrude wants Hamlet around because she loves him, and Claudius is happy to oblige. You notice that he says "it is most retrograde to our desire" and that Gertrude adds her words to his.3. Claudius wants Hamlet where he can see him. In this view, Claudius already suspects Hamlet of being a danger to his throne, and does not trust him to leave the country. It virtually puts Hamlet in "house arrest"None of the above considerations apply to Laertes, which is why permission for Laertes to go to Paris is freely given.The fact that the heir must plot his revenge from within the court is one of the special features which makes Hamlet different from other "revenge of the heir" stories such as Macbeth, Richard III, Richard II and the Lion King.
How is the relationship between hamlet and his mother Gertrude?
He must have had a very loving relationship with his father because only months after his death while everyone in the kingdom was celebrating the marriage of Claudius and Gertrude, Hamlet was wearing all black & still lamenting the death of his father.
