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He gets into a fight with her brother Laertes, falls into her grave, and steps all over her dead body. Not a pretty sight.

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Q: What does Hamlet do at Ophelia's funeral?
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In hamlet What is ophelias major weakness?

Ophelia has been trained by her heavy-handed father to do what he tells her (and failing that, what her brother tells her). With her father dead and her brother in France, she has no anchor in her world.


When Horatio meets Hamlet what did Hamlet say about the food?

"Thrift, thrift, Horatio! The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables." Hamlet says that the reason Claudius and Gertrude got married so soon after King Hamlet's death was to save money, since they could use the leftovers from the funeral for the wedding feast. Hamlet's tongue is firmly in cheek here.


Hamlet the movie vs Hamlet the play?

The scene funeral of King Hamlet was never appear in the book and it did appear in the movie.


Does Gertrude end the love of Hamlet and ophelia?

Not at all. Polonius ends it, first by ordering Ophelia to stop communicating with Hamlet, and second by using Ophelia as a tool to get at Hamlet. Gertrude was favourable to the romance; at Ophelia's funeral she says "I hoped thou would have been my Hamlet's wife."


What does Hamlet say to horatio about his parents marriage?

There is a play tonight before the king One scene of it comes near the circumstance Which I have told thee of my father's death. I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot, Even with the very comment of they soul Observe my uncle. If his occulted guilt Do not itself unkennel in one speech, It is a damned ghost that we have seen, And my imaginations are as foul As Vulcan's stithy.

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When hearing of Ophelias affection for Hamlet what does Polonius command her to do?

He demands that she have no further communication with Hamlet. He tells her that Hamlet is trifling with her affection, that he is lying and does not really care for her. He is, of course, wrong.


In hamlet What is ophelias major weakness?

Ophelia has been trained by her heavy-handed father to do what he tells her (and failing that, what her brother tells her). With her father dead and her brother in France, she has no anchor in her world.


Which Shakespeare play is the cat will mew and dog will have his day?

It's a quote from Hamlet. Hamlet says it at Ophelia's funeral.


When Horatio meets Hamlet what did Hamlet say about the food?

"Thrift, thrift, Horatio! The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables." Hamlet says that the reason Claudius and Gertrude got married so soon after King Hamlet's death was to save money, since they could use the leftovers from the funeral for the wedding feast. Hamlet's tongue is firmly in cheek here.


Hamlet the movie vs Hamlet the play?

The scene funeral of King Hamlet was never appear in the book and it did appear in the movie.


Who is Ophelias father in Hamlet?

Ophelia's father is Polonius, who is Claudius' advisor. Polonius is killed by Hamlet when he is hiding behind a tapestry, spying on Hamlet as he talks to his mother, Gertrude. After Polonius' death, Ophelia goes mad and eventually dies after she falls from a tree into a brook and drowns.


Who was the first to leap in ophelias grave?

In Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," the first to leap into Ophelia's grave is her brother, Laertes. He does so out of grief and expresses his love for his sister by challenging anyone else to show more grief than him.


Does Gertrude end the love of Hamlet and ophelia?

Not at all. Polonius ends it, first by ordering Ophelia to stop communicating with Hamlet, and second by using Ophelia as a tool to get at Hamlet. Gertrude was favourable to the romance; at Ophelia's funeral she says "I hoped thou would have been my Hamlet's wife."


Why does Laertes' behavior at Ophelia's funeral make Hamlet so angry?

Hamlet had no real reason to be angry with Lartes at Ophelia's funeral. His angry towards Lartes was a factor of the grief he had over just finding out that Ophelia was dead.


What does Hamlet say to horatio about his parents marriage?

There is a play tonight before the king One scene of it comes near the circumstance Which I have told thee of my father's death. I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot, Even with the very comment of they soul Observe my uncle. If his occulted guilt Do not itself unkennel in one speech, It is a damned ghost that we have seen, And my imaginations are as foul As Vulcan's stithy.


At the end of Hamlet does Horatio become king?

No, Fortinbras does as declared by Hamlet and Fortinbras. Fortinbras is on his way back from Poland and is expecting to see the king and say that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were executed, but instead he sees everyone dead and says it is his right to be king. Fortinbras then orders a funeral for Hamlet.


How did Hamlet die and what is the official account of his death?

Laertes stabs him with a poisoned sword. As for the official version of his death, Fortinbras, who looks poised to succeed Claudius as king, knows the true story and has no particular reason to cover it up. He does say "Let four captains bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage," but he is just giving Hamlet an honourable funeral, which he is of course entitled to.