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Q: Why does hamlet swear the man to secrecy?
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What does hamlet decide to do after seeing his fathers ghost?

He decides to "put an antic disposition on" and to swear his friends to secrecy.


Who gives swear of secrecy to president of India?

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What oath did the three men swear in the pardoners tale?

secrecy


When hamlet is swearing his friend to secrecy after the ghosts appearance what is happening at the same time?

A number of things, obviously. The Ghost is still bellowing "Swear!" from under the stage. And we can assume that Claudius is still partying as he was earlier in the previous scene. What else is happening, we don't know.


What initiates the rising action in hamlet?

The Inciting Incident is when the Ghost makes Hamlet swear to get revenge on Claudius for murdering him.


What does Hamlet ask of haratio and marcellus at the end of act 1?

He asks them to swear not to tell about the ghost's visit and why Hamlet may appear crazy.


What is the future tense of swear?

It is "will swear." Example: "The man will swear if someone makes him mad."


What does Shakespeare's mean by swear?

As an example, the Ghost's line in Hamlet: "Swear!" It's the same word and the same meaning you know in the sentence "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"


How do you put swear in a sentence?

Swear before no man. Also you could say "Don't swear to God"


Do you agree with Hamlet's assessment of man's reason for living?

Do you agree or disagree with Hamlet's assessment of man's reason for living


Are there some interesting details about being a doctor?

If you mean cool things about being a doctor; You have to swear an oath of secrecy regarding patient 'problems' and illnesses.


In Hamlet who was loyal to hamlet?

Hamlet's friend Horatio was most loyal to him. Furthermore, in Act 1, scene 5, Hamlet makes Horatio and Marcellus swear loyalty to him and to never reveal what they have witnessed in the woods and Hamlet's interaction with his father's ghost.