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Why do the trumpets and cannons go off frequently as Hamlet and Horatio wait upon the platform of the watch?
King Claudius likes to have trumpets sound and cannons fire when he drinks. In I ii he says "No jocund health that Denmark drinks today, but the great cannon to the clouds shall tell." In Act V he's still at it: "let the kettle to the Trumpet speak, the trumpet to the cannoneer without, the cannons to the heavens, the heaven to earth, 'Now the King drinks to Hamlet'". Horatio asks if it's a custom and Hamlet bitterly replies "Ay, marry, is't but to my mind though I am native here and to the manner born, it is a custom more honoured in the breach than the observance." that is there would be more honour in not keeping this custom than keeping it.
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Why do the trumpets and cannons sound according to Hamlet?
When King Claudius takes a drink, he orders the cannons and trumpets to sound. It was a custom in Denmark apparently. Hamlet says "it is a custom more honoured in the breach than in the observance." In other words, it is a custom which it is more honourable not to follow. Hamlet's dislike of this custom is probably brought on by Claudius's love of doing it (he does it again in Act 5 at the contest between Hamlet and Laertes); anything Claudius likes, Hamlet feels bound to hate.
What weapons were used by the union in the American Civil War?
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When was Loose Cannons - film - created?
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Why do the trumpets and cannons sound according to Hamlet?
When King Claudius takes a drink, he orders the cannons and trumpets to sound. It was a custom in Denmark apparently. Hamlet says "it is a custom more honoured in the breach than in the observance." In other words, it is a custom which it is more honourable not to follow. Hamlet's dislike of this custom is probably brought on by Claudius's love of doing it (he does it again in Act 5 at the contest between Hamlet and Laertes); anything Claudius likes, Hamlet feels bound to hate.
What ceremony do hamlet and horatio witness?
It was a custom in Denmark to mark a toast by firing off cannons and blowing horns. Hamlet and Horatio hear this when they are standing around on the battlements of Elsinore waiting for the Ghost to show up. Hamlet sneers that it is a custom more honoured in the breach than the observance, but then he sneers at everything Claudius does no matter what it is.
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What is a sentence using the word cannons?
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When did Calgary Cannons end?
Calgary Cannons ended in 2002.
When was Calder Cannons created?
Calder Cannons was created in 1995.
When was Boston Cannons created?
Boston Cannons was created in 2001.
