0
hamlet killed king Claudius, Polonius, and laertes. (he technically killed rosencrantz & guildenstern because of a letter telling the king of England to kill them)
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoHamlet only kills three people directly : Polonius, then Claudius, then Laertes. He also kills two by proxy : the disloyal courtiers Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoHamlet kills Polonius, Laertes, Claudius and indirectly Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. He thus has killed a lot more people than Claudius, who only killed Hamlet Sr. and, indirectly, Gertrude.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoclaudius
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoPolonius
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoPolonius.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoPolonius.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why did Laertes die in Hamlet?
Hamlet stabbed him with the poisoned sword which Laertes had poisoned to kill Hamlet. He was, in Hamlet's phrase, "hoist with his own petard."
How does Hamlets mother die?
Hamlet's mother died by drinking a goblet of wine that was supposed to go to Hamlet. The King had poisoned the wine in an attempt to kill Hamlet and seeing his queen about to take a sip, he tries to persuade her otherwise. She drinks anyway.
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.
Is Hamlet is an essay?
No hamlet is a play by William Shakespeare
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.
Who does hamlet first kill in the play'?
Polonius.
Did Hamlet kill Claudius Ptyolemy?
No, Claudius is Danish and the Ptolemies are Egyptian. There is nobody called Ptolemy in the play Hamlet.
Why does Hamlet decide not to kill Claudius after the traveling player's play?
Hamlet finds Claudius praying for forgiveness after the play. He decides that if he were to kill Claudius at that moment, Claudius would go to heaven rather than to hell. Hamlet decides to wait until he finds Claudius sinning, in order to kill him.
True or false Horatio and Marcellus share Hamlet's secret?
If the secret is that Hamlet intends to kill Claudius, the correct answer is "false." We learn during the play that Hamlet has told Horatio, but there's nothing about Hamlet telling Marcellus of his intent to kill Claudius.
What did the saying To Be Or Not To Be come from?
This is a quotation from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. It is part of a soliliquy Hamlet makes when deciding whether to kill himself.
Why did Laertes die in Hamlet?
Hamlet stabbed him with the poisoned sword which Laertes had poisoned to kill Hamlet. He was, in Hamlet's phrase, "hoist with his own petard."
Who is laertes in Shakespeare?
Laertes is the son of Polonius and brother to Ophelia whom Hamlet loves. King Claudius poisons Laertes's sword with the intent to kill Hamlet in the tragedy play by Shakespeare titled Hamlet.
Who is Gertude in Shakespeare?
Gertude is the Queen in the play Hamlet who is in conspiracy to kill the King and later marry Claudius.
Why does king Claudius placed a pearl in the cup?
I think this question is in the wrong category, but I'll answer it anyway.Claudius, in the play Hamlet, puts a poisoned pearl in a cup he plans on giving to Hamlet. He does this because he wants to kill Hamlet.
What is the name the Shakespeare play about the Prince of Denmark?
the play is called Hamlet and was writing by William Shakespeare.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet
How does Hamlets mother die?
Hamlet's mother died by drinking a goblet of wine that was supposed to go to Hamlet. The King had poisoned the wine in an attempt to kill Hamlet and seeing his queen about to take a sip, he tries to persuade her otherwise. She drinks anyway.
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.
