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He doesn't, unless it is his plan to annoy her, because that is his main effect on her. Gertrude is a woman of few well-chosen words, and the garrulous and flowery Polonius's method of speaking drives her nuts. "More matter with less art" she brilliantly and tersely chides him.
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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.
Who died in Hamlet?
Polonius, Ophelia, Gertrude, Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes.
What explanations does Gertrude offer for Polonius murder?
Hamlet was crazy. She follows Hamlet's instructions and says that "Hamlet hath in madness Polonius slain."
What mistake leads to Hamlet attacking Polonius?
Hamlet thinks Polonius is Claudius. He says, "Is't not the king?" His mistake is reasonable, since Polonius is hiding behind a curtain in Gertrude's bedroom, not the place where one would suspect men other than her husband.
What does Polonius show Claudius and Gertrude as proof that he knows the cause of Hamlet's madness?
He shows them a love-letter Hamlet wrote to Ophelia.
What does polonius tell claduis and Gertrude?
Polonius tells Claudius and Gertrude that Ophelia and Hamlet have had a relationship which Polonius had Ophelia break off, and that this might be the cause of Hamlet's wild behaviour.
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.
Who died in Hamlet?
Polonius, Ophelia, Gertrude, Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes.
To who does Gertrude say more matter less art?
Polonius
Gertrude told the king that Hamlet wept for killing Polonius did he cry?
No, Gertrude is lying as Hamlet suggested she should.
Who wrote the love letter that polonius reads to claudius and gertrude?
Hamlet
Why is polonius in Gerturude's bedroom?
To eavesdrop on the conversation between Gertrude and Hamlet
What explanations does Gertrude offer for Polonius murder?
Hamlet was crazy. She follows Hamlet's instructions and says that "Hamlet hath in madness Polonius slain."
What explanation does gertrude offer to polonius murder?
She said a simple explanation: Hamlet is insane.
How does polonius die?
Hamlet stabbed him right behind the arras in Queen Gertrude's room.
How does gertrude explain hamlets murder of polonius?
Gertrude tells Claudius that it was out of madness. This means that Gertrude had not divulged the knowledge that Hamlet was faking his madness.
Who are the five people Hamlet killed?
Polonius, Laertes, Claudius, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and indirectly Queen Gertrude and Ophelia.
