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The clowns are just grave diggers (everyday civilian) who are digging Ophelia's grave at the time.

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Q: What implications are the clowns making in their opening conversation in hamlet act 5 scene 2?
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What does Polonius suggest after Hamlet and Ophelia see one another in act two scene two?

In Act 3 scene 1 of Hamlet (the "nunnery" scene), Claudius and Polonius eavesdrop on the conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia. Well, it's sort of eavesdropping since Ophelia knows they are there and if Hamlet does not know at the beginning of the conversation, he figures it out pretty quickly.


Where does Rozencrantz and Guildenstern prepare to take Hamlet to?

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern do more than one job for the king. The first is to try to draw Hamlet out in conversation, so they can know what is on his mind. Later they accompany Hamlet to England.


What did Hamlet do after the dumb show?

Hamlet then substituted a forged letter ordering the English authorities to put Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to death, "no shriving time allowed".


How can you use the word Hamlet in a sentence?

(Hamlet is a famous play written by William Shakespeare. It is also a name for a small village.)The character Hamlet achieves his revenge, but dies.The opening of the soliloquy by Hamlet (to be or not to be) is a famous literary quotation.We were in and out of the hamlet before we knew it.A small pig is not a hamlet, it is a piglet.The hamlet was too small to be considered a village.We scoured the hamlet for the little lost child.I was born on the central highlands of Vietnam in a small hamlet near the forest.The professor maintained that he was born in a small hamlet in Austria.The knights searched for the missing princess in every hamlet of the realm.


When rosencrantz questions Hamlet again about the cause of his distemper what does Hamlet say is bothering him?

In Act III Scene 2 Rosencrantz asks what is the cause of Hamlet's distemper and Hamlet says that he lacks advancement. Rosencrantz asks how that can be when he is named as heir apparent. Hamlet responds by referring to an old saying, "While the grass grows, the horse starveth." by which he means that the promise of a future benefit is no use when there is a present need. He then gets very angry indeed at Rosencrantz for trying to ensnare him with conversation.

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Why do the clowns in act 5 scene 1 talk as though Hamlet is not present?

The clowns, rather the gravediggers, talk like that because when they are talking Hamlet is not present. It is after one of the gravediggers has exited that Hamlet and Horatio enter.


In the opening of hamlet whom do the sentries and Horatio see?

The ghost of Hamlet's father, the former king.


Why is polonius in Gerturude's bedroom?

To eavesdrop on the conversation between Gertrude and Hamlet


In Hamlet what does Polonius want to do before they send Hamlet away?

Polonius is interested in seeing whether spying on Hamlet's conversation with Gertrude will justify his theory that Hamlet is mad for love. (see the end of Act 3 Scene 1)


What does Polonius suggest after Hamlet and Ophelia see one another in act two scene two?

In Act 3 scene 1 of Hamlet (the "nunnery" scene), Claudius and Polonius eavesdrop on the conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia. Well, it's sort of eavesdropping since Ophelia knows they are there and if Hamlet does not know at the beginning of the conversation, he figures it out pretty quickly.


Where does Rozencrantz and Guildenstern prepare to take Hamlet to?

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern do more than one job for the king. The first is to try to draw Hamlet out in conversation, so they can know what is on his mind. Later they accompany Hamlet to England.


What is polonius's plan for testing his theory that Hamlet is mad because Ophelia has rejected him?

Have someone who is close to Hamlet engage him in conversation where there are spies listening in. He does this first with Ophelia and later with Gertrude.


What did Hamlet do after the dumb show?

Hamlet then substituted a forged letter ordering the English authorities to put Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to death, "no shriving time allowed".


What is the meaning of the opening line from Hamlet's famous soliloquy To be or not to be?

The opening line "To be or not to be, that is the question" from Hamlet's soliloquy is contemplating the choice between living and dying. Hamlet is reflecting on whether it is better to endure the hardships of life or to end it all.


Why are the guards so nervous and jumpy at the opening of the play?

haha oh, because this is in "science" you must be talking about Hamlet it's because they just saw the ghost of Hamlet's father, Chet


How can you use the word Hamlet in a sentence?

(Hamlet is a famous play written by William Shakespeare. It is also a name for a small village.)The character Hamlet achieves his revenge, but dies.The opening of the soliloquy by Hamlet (to be or not to be) is a famous literary quotation.We were in and out of the hamlet before we knew it.A small pig is not a hamlet, it is a piglet.The hamlet was too small to be considered a village.We scoured the hamlet for the little lost child.I was born on the central highlands of Vietnam in a small hamlet near the forest.The professor maintained that he was born in a small hamlet in Austria.The knights searched for the missing princess in every hamlet of the realm.


Who is going to hide in Gertrude's room to overhear her conversation with hamlet?

Polonius is listening to Lord Hamlet's meeting with Gertrude behind the curtain.