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When the play begins the death of King Hamlet has already occurred. How does this affect the reader's understanding of the play?
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∙ 12y ago
Perhaps it might affect the reader a bit more than the viewer in the audience. The audience get the idea that he's dead very clearly in the first scene when his ghost arrives and scares the pants off of some guards. This possibly may be more difficult to grasp if you are reading, but then the play was not meant to be read.
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What is a key question for understanding the theme in Hamlet?
Why does hamlet hesitate to take revenge? -Apex-
Hamlet's language shows that he is fond of?
His father, Old Hamlet. The ghost who later speaks to him.
Who is the first character to be kill in Hamlet?
King hamlet, hamlets real father is already dead, poisened by claudious before the play begins, he is the ghost. then hamlet accidentally kills polonious.
Which is considered by some to be a key question for understanding the theme in Haml?
What prevents Hamlet from killing Claudius earlier in the play.
Who did King Gonzago represent in Hamlet?
The play which Hamlet orders the players to perform is called "The Murder of Gonzago". Hamlet intends that the play (already similar in many respects) should be made even more similar to "The Murder of King Hamlet by his brother Claudius" so as to "catch the conscience of the king" Gonzago represents King Hamlet, Hamlet's father, while Claudius is represented by "Lucianus, a nephew of the king"
What is a key question for understanding the theme in Hamlet?
Why does hamlet hesitate to take revenge? -Apex-
Why should hamlet be in western canon?
It is already.
What would be the first thing to considered by some to be a key question for understanding the theme in Hamlet?
Some people think that the most important question about Hamlet is "Is Hamlet mad or is he just faking it?"
How does hamlet mother react to hamlet when he convetses with a ghost act3sceneiv?
She thinks he's crazy. She is already half-persuaded of that.
Who is the first chacter to die in the play Hamlet?
Polonius in Act III. Hamlet's father, the Ghost, is already dead when the play starts.
Hamlet's language shows that he is fond of?
His father, Old Hamlet. The ghost who later speaks to him.
What does the ghost reveal to Hamlet about Claudius and Gertrude?
He reveals that Claudius murdered him. He doesn't tell Hamlet anything about Gertrude he didn't already know.
Who is the first character to be kill in Hamlet?
King hamlet, hamlets real father is already dead, poisened by claudious before the play begins, he is the ghost. then hamlet accidentally kills polonious.
Which is considered by some to be a key question for understanding the theme in Haml?
What prevents Hamlet from killing Claudius earlier in the play.
Who did King Gonzago represent in Hamlet?
The play which Hamlet orders the players to perform is called "The Murder of Gonzago". Hamlet intends that the play (already similar in many respects) should be made even more similar to "The Murder of King Hamlet by his brother Claudius" so as to "catch the conscience of the king" Gonzago represents King Hamlet, Hamlet's father, while Claudius is represented by "Lucianus, a nephew of the king"
How long has hamlets father been dead in act 1 scene 2?
In Act 1, Scene 2 of Hamlet, King Hamlet has been dead for two months. This information is revealed by Horatio, who mentions that King Hamlet's death occurred two months prior to the events of the play.
Who is Prince Hamlet?
King Hamlet isn't. King Hamlet was. In the play Hamlet, King Hamlet was the previous king of Denmark and father to Prince Hamlet after whom the play is named. At the time the play starts. King Hamlet is already dead. However, his ghost makes an appearance in Act 1 Scene 1 and in three scenes thereafter.
