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How many times does Hamlet have the opportunity to attack Claudius?
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Claudius is almost always in the company of others who would act to stop an assassination attempt. To try it would be suicide and probably wouldn't work. Hamlet does have a great chance when he catches him praying just before the Closet Scene, and he knows it. "Now might I do it, pat while he is praying." He doesn't take this chance, and doesn't get another until the end, by which time it doesn't matter if it is suicide."
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How many times did Hamlet attempt to kill Claudius?
In one sense he only tries once, and succeeds. However when he kills him, he both stabs and poisons him, so in a sense he is killing him twice.
Which country is Macbeth in battle against in act 1 scene 2?
During the play Claudius mentions numerous times that Norway would likely attack Denmark. Before the play, Denmark had taken much land from Norway and Hamlet Sr (Hamlet's father) killed the Norwegian King (Fortinbras' father). Technically though, Norway never attacks Denmark, but the two can be considered to be on the brinks of war. It should be noted Norway does attack and take land from Poland during the play.
What did polonius hide behind?
It's actually an arras that Polonius hides behind. Both times Polonius hides behind an arras, he does so to eavesdrop on what Hamlet says to somebody else. First, Polonius hides to listen to Hamlet talk to Ophelia, then later, he hides to listen to Hamlet talk to Gertrude.
Why do you think Shakespeare included a play within a play?
I believe shakespeare was making a point about how life itself is a play. It could also be a sort of joke, like when a television show makes a joke about itself...like on 'Everybody Loves Raymond'...in one episode Ray and Debra are having an argument and Ray says "Are the kids even mine? For all i know they could be the mailman's!" The joke being that all three children are blonde...but both parents (Ray and Debra) have dark hair, which happens because sometimes the best actors for a series dont always have matching hair color or appearances. It's what people call "tongue-in-cheek".
List any one bit of advice Polonius gives to Hamlet?
Polonius never gives advice to Hamlet. He interacts with him four times: when he accosts Hamlet in the hall when he is reading (what do you read, my lord? words, words, words), when he comes to tell Hamlet that the players have come (Buz, buz) and during and after the First Player's speech about Hecuba, during the Mousetrap (I did enact Julius Caesar), and to tell Hamlet to see his mother (very like a whale). During these conversations Hamlet constantly has Polonius on his off foot, and Polonius would never have a chance to offer advice. He does, of course offer a lot of advice to his son Laertes, but nobody would confuse Laertes with Hamlet.
Who speaks solilquys in Hamlet?
Hamlet, about five times, Claudius and Gertrude.
Why are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Denmark?
It says in my Hamlet book that "Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him to discover the cause of his apparent madness. After the returned ambassadors announce their success in stopping Fortinbras's planned invasion of Denmark, Polonius report his 'discovery' that Hamlet is mad for love. Claudius is unpersuaded but agrees to join Polonius in spying on Hamlet”.
Does Claudius plan to have Hamlet killed in a duel with Laertes?
Laertes plans on killing Hamlet by challenging him to a duel. Laertes will have a sharper blade than needed, and this blade will have posion on it, so if Hamlet gets cut during the battle, he will die. If Laertes fails, King Claudius will posion Hamlet at dinner following the duel.
How is Hamlet killed in the play Hamlet?
Hamlet is killed in Act 5, scene 2 when Laertes cuts him with a poisoned blade. Hamlet's Uncle Claudius has convinced Hamlet to duel Laertes and has supplied Laertes with the poisoned blade that kills Hamlet.
How many times did Hamlet attempt to kill Claudius?
In one sense he only tries once, and succeeds. However when he kills him, he both stabs and poisons him, so in a sense he is killing him twice.
Who was king claudius?
Hamlet's Uncle and Step Father. They didn't like each other. Claudius (Caesar) was born disfigured. He married many times but his last marriage was to his niece. She had a son named Nero, and wanted her son to become emperor, so she poisoned Claudius with poison mushrooms. To her surprise they didn't work and she hired a doctr to kill him with a gag feather.
How does claudius feel about Hamlet?
Director's call. Claudius seems well-disposed to Hamlet at the start, but faced with Hamlet's insane (but not really insane) behaviour and the murder of Claudius's chief counsellor (a murder in which Claudius correctly identifies himself as the intended victim) his disposition towards him sours. Understandably so. By Act 4 he has decided that Hamlet must be killed because he's too darn dangerous. "Do it, England, for like the hectic in my blood he rages, and thou must cure me."
What is Hamlet's excuse for his behavior?
; Claudius mentions more than one thing. From Act 4 scene 3: --- Clau: Hamlet, this deed, for thine especial safety Which we do tender, as we dearly grieve ------- Claudius claims there that he's concerned for Hamlet's well being. We know it's a lie, of course, since Claudius has set up the mission to England to kill Hamlet. Also Act 4 scene 7: ------- Clau: Oh, for two special reasons : Which may to you perhaps seem much unsinewed, But yet to me they're strong; the Queen, his mother Lives almost by his looks, and for myself, My virtue or my plague, be it either which, She is so concleave to my life and soul, That as the star moves not but in his sphere I could not but by her; the other motive, Why to a public count I might not go, Is the great love the general gender bear him, Who, dipping all his faults in their affection, Work like the spring that turneth wood to stone: Convert his gyves to graces, so that my arrows, Too slightly timbered for so loved, armed, Would have reverted to my bow again, But not where I have aimed them. ; ------- In talking to Laertes, Claudius says he needs Gertrude's political support, and she dotes on Hamlet. That's true. Then, the "public count" idea is that Claudius doesn't want to challenge Hamlet before the general public, because he's afraid people, in general, might like Hamlet better than they like him. Politics, in other words. So altogether, Claudius basically mentions two things. The first one is the lie that he has personal affection for Hamlet. The second is true, that he's worried about his political support against Hamlet, and he doesn't want to risk people turning against him in favor of Hamlet. Of course when Laertes led his mob to storm the castle, that got Claudius thinking about how popular he was, and it obviously didn't look good for him.
Who did Claudius bet on for the fight between Hamlet and Laertes?
Hamlet. Osric says, "The King, sir, has laid, sir, that in a dozen passes between yourself and him he shall not exceed you three hits." The "him" and "he" is Laertes. This is a point-spread bet. The king is betting that in twelve exchanges Laertes will not have a score three or more higher than Hamlet's. If Laertes hits Hamlet three more times than Hamlet hits him, Laertes wins, if he only hits him two more times than Hamlet does, the King wins. Laertes' reputation has given rise to these odds, but everyone seems to have underestimated Hamlet. Although the match ends after three exchanges, at that point the score is Hamlet 2, Laertes nil.
How are the fates of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern revealed?
hamlet switched the letters. so when the people of England opened it and read that they are to kill the person who gives them the letter. since hamlet switched the letters, rosencrantz and guildenstern die
How many times the ghost appears throughout the play in Hamlet?
If we talk about the ghost ,it was Hamlet's father King Hamlet's ghost and it appears four times throughout the play.
Which country is Macbeth in battle against in act 1 scene 2?
During the play Claudius mentions numerous times that Norway would likely attack Denmark. Before the play, Denmark had taken much land from Norway and Hamlet Sr (Hamlet's father) killed the Norwegian King (Fortinbras' father). Technically though, Norway never attacks Denmark, but the two can be considered to be on the brinks of war. It should be noted Norway does attack and take land from Poland during the play.
