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Prince Hamlet learns that his Uncle Claudius poisoned and murdered his brother and Hamlet's father, King Hamlet. Also he learns that there is an afterlife, and what's more, the doctrine of Purgatory is true. He need never call death "the undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveller returns" again.
Marlin Hettinger
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What does Hamlet's speech to the players mean?
The speech that Hamlet gives to the players means don't over act. The speech is given in Act 3 Scene 2 of the play.
What are the similarities and differences between the ghost in Hamlet and ghosts in other Shakespearean plays?
Only Hamlet hears it speak. Gertrude cannot see it, but Horatio and the guards can. Is it a real thing or is it a trick of the fog on the battlements, which Hamlet sees as the ghost and imagines speaking? Or maybe is it a bit of both?
What gives a universal qulity to this speech in hamlet?
Tell us which speech and we'll answer.
What is the subject of Hamlet's speech when he holds the skull of Yorick?
The speech reflects upon life and death. How something that was once alive (the court jester) and whom Hamlet had spent much time with is now lifeless and a rotting corpse.
Why is Hamlet the only one suspicious about his father's death?
Hamlet is disposed to believe ill of Claudius. He dislikes him and resents his marriage to his mother. That is why when the Ghost names Claudius as his murderer, Hamlet says "O my prophetic soul!"--he had already suspected as much. Because we hear Claudius admit his guilt (just before the "To Be or Not to Be" speech and in Claudius's "O my offence is rank" soliloquy) we know that the ghost is telling the truth. Otherwise, it might be plausible to believe that Claudius is innocent, as everyone including Gertrude seems to believe.
What does Hamlet's speech to the players mean?
The speech that Hamlet gives to the players means don't over act. The speech is given in Act 3 Scene 2 of the play.
What are the similarities and differences between the ghost in Hamlet and ghosts in other Shakespearean plays?
Only Hamlet hears it speak. Gertrude cannot see it, but Horatio and the guards can. Is it a real thing or is it a trick of the fog on the battlements, which Hamlet sees as the ghost and imagines speaking? Or maybe is it a bit of both?
Does any ghost is there in Othello?
No, there are no ghosts in Othello. Hamlet is the Shakespearian play that has a ghost.
How did ghosts enter the stage at the Globe Theatre?
Not real ghosts, presumably, but stage ghosts. Ghosts appear in the following Shakespearean plays: Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and Richard III. In Hamlet, the stage directions say only "Enter Ghost", which could mean that he entered through the same doors of all the other actors. Indeed in Act 1 Scene 5 he must enter through the same door as Hamlet as Hamlet is following him. The same can be said for Caesar's Ghost and the Ghosts in Richard III. They could also appear on the balcony. Using the trapdoor would have been awkward and ineffective.
How many Shakespearian plays do ghosts appear in?
Ghosts appear in four of Shakespeare's plays: "Hamlet," "Macbeth," "Richard III," and "Julius Caesar."
What gives a universal qulity to this speech in hamlet?
Tell us which speech and we'll answer.
Which of Shakespeare's plays utilized ghosts only when the character was asleep and dreaming?
Richard III. Richard dreams of the ghosts of the people he has murdered. The ghosts in Hamlet and Julius Caesar appear to people who are awake.
Hamlet's famous to be or not to be?
These are the first six words of a speech Hamlet makes in Act 3 Scene 1 of the play.
What is the tone of Hamlet's to be or not to be?
Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech is written in a serious tone. Hamlet isn't contemplating suicide, instead he is philosophically pondering the purpose of life for a human being.
Is there an easy way to learn the words to hamlet?
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What is the subject of Hamlet's speech when he holds the skull of Yorick?
The speech reflects upon life and death. How something that was once alive (the court jester) and whom Hamlet had spent much time with is now lifeless and a rotting corpse.
Why is Hamlet the only one suspicious about his father's death?
Hamlet is disposed to believe ill of Claudius. He dislikes him and resents his marriage to his mother. That is why when the Ghost names Claudius as his murderer, Hamlet says "O my prophetic soul!"--he had already suspected as much. Because we hear Claudius admit his guilt (just before the "To Be or Not to Be" speech and in Claudius's "O my offence is rank" soliloquy) we know that the ghost is telling the truth. Otherwise, it might be plausible to believe that Claudius is innocent, as everyone including Gertrude seems to believe.
