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"The King rises." Of course the text is not clear about exactly what Claudius is feeling when he rises. Certainly the representation of his murder of Hamlet Sr. has hit home--we know that from the following scene where he struggles with his guilt. On the one hand Claudius may rise because he is horrified by the memory of his crime, and he is distracted. On the other, Claudius may recognise the play for exactly what it is, may understand exactly what is troubling Hamlet, and rises because he refuses to put up with any more. The first may be called the "Claudius out of control" reading and the latter may be called the "Claudius in control" reading. Either one works.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoI can't give you a response unless I know what he is supposed to be responding to. "Thanks Rosencrantz and gentle Guildenstern" is a response to what those two guys tell him at the beginning of Act III Scene I for example..
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∙ 6y agoOf course, it was not the performance of the actors that Hamlet had come to see, but the performance of Claudius. He was very pleased with Claudius's performance, which confirmed the ghost's story. In fact he was at once gleeful and in a mood to "drink hot blood".
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∙ 12y agoThe King freaked out because that's exactly how it went down for him and he was also feeling a bit guilty. What that meant to Hamlet and Horatio was that the King was feeling guilty.
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∙ 12y agothat he felt guilty watching the play which reenacted king cludius killing king hamlet by pouring poison in his ear
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∙ 12y agoThey both concluded that his behaviour indicated guilt, and specifically of the crime the Ghost had accused him of.
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What is the kings main concern when he finds out that polonius has been killed?
I think he was afraid Hamlet was going to find out that Claudius killed Hamlet's father.
What is the kings plan to get rid of Hamlet?
Claudius plans to send Hamlet to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern bearing a secret death warrant.
How does Gertrude not know how king Hamlet died?
She's not a doctor. Claudius claimed that Hamlet Sr. died of a snakebite, and she had no reason to believe otherwise. The key line is her response to Hamlet's "Almost as bad, dear mother, as to kill a king and marry with his brother." Hamlet is accusing her of the murder, but her response "To kill a king?" shows that to Gertrude the real shocker in Hamlet's statement is that his father was murdered at all. She had no idea.
Is HAMLET a modern play?
There are still kings in the modern world, so yes, a man might murder his brother (the king) to steal his crown and his wife, while the son of the murdered king might plot revenge on the man who murdered his father. Hamlet could still happen today, although they are very few kings, and kingdoms in the world today. Most kings today have very little power.
Who Gives Hamlet a task to complete?
The ghost charges Hamlet to perform a three-part task. He is asked to: 1. Revenge the murder of his father. 2. Hamlet is also not to contrive against his mother but to leave her to heaven and her own conscience. 3. Don't go insane during the task
Is Kings based on a true story?
No, it was based on Shakespeare's Hamlet
What is the kings main concern when he finds out that polonius has been killed?
I think he was afraid Hamlet was going to find out that Claudius killed Hamlet's father.
What is the kings plan to get rid of Hamlet?
Claudius plans to send Hamlet to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern bearing a secret death warrant.
How does Gertrude not know how king Hamlet died?
She's not a doctor. Claudius claimed that Hamlet Sr. died of a snakebite, and she had no reason to believe otherwise. The key line is her response to Hamlet's "Almost as bad, dear mother, as to kill a king and marry with his brother." Hamlet is accusing her of the murder, but her response "To kill a king?" shows that to Gertrude the real shocker in Hamlet's statement is that his father was murdered at all. She had no idea.
Rosenchrantz and Guildenstern are aware of the Kings secret plan for Hamlet. True or false?
True
What king of king was king hamlet?
He was the king of kings and lived with king kong in the jungle of jamaica
What is Hamlet's response to these actions of laertes?
Which of Laertes' actions are we talking about? His leaping into Ophelia's grave? His statement that in terms of honour he remains aloof? His stabbing Hamlet with an unbated sword?
Who is rosencrantz and guildenstern what motives do they have for carrying out the kings request?
They are two slightly bumbling courtiers,former friends of Hamlet from Wittenberg,who are summoned by Claudius and Gertrude to discover the cause of Hamlet's strange behavior
Is HAMLET a modern play?
There are still kings in the modern world, so yes, a man might murder his brother (the king) to steal his crown and his wife, while the son of the murdered king might plot revenge on the man who murdered his father. Hamlet could still happen today, although they are very few kings, and kingdoms in the world today. Most kings today have very little power.
What does a little more then kin less then kind mean from Hamlet?
the king calls hamlet "son" right befiore this...hamlet is kin because of his real father being the kings brother, he is trying tob say he is morec than just a "son" Also, he thinks the king is a basterd.."unkind"
What does Hamlet's worm metaphor mean?
In Hamlet, the worm metaphor symbolizes the decay and corruption that is consuming Denmark, represented by King Claudius. It also highlights the inevitability of death and the idea that no one, not even kings, can escape their ultimate fate.
What plays did shakespeare write that involved kings?
The ten history plays obviously all involved kings. So did the tragedies Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear. The comedies All's Well that Ends Well, Cymbeline, Love's Labour's Lost, Troilus and Cressida and The Winter's Tale all have kings in them.
