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How does Hamlet manage to get away from the others to follow the Ghost?

He threatens them. "I'll make a ghost of him that lets me." (this is, by the way, an unusual twist of the word "lets"--instead of the expected meaning "permits" it means the opposite: "prevents")


In Hamlet what does Polonius want to do before they send Hamlet away?

Polonius is interested in seeing whether spying on Hamlet's conversation with Gertrude will justify his theory that Hamlet is mad for love. (see the end of Act 3 Scene 1)


What does Laertes insructs Ophelia to stay from?

Laertes instructs Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet because he believes that Hamlet will not be able to marry Ophelia even if he really does love her.


What is the theme in Hamlet Act 3 scene 1 to be or not to be?

The stock answer is that it is about suicide. The problem is that it doesn't make any sense as being Hamlet contemplating doing away with himself. The speech is not phrased as being about Hamlet personally--the words "I", "me" and "my" do not appear in it. Instead it is "we", "us" and "our". Hamlet has already dismissed the idea of suicide for himself in Act 1, and he has just finished deciding on vigorous action just before giving this speech. He is not in a suicidal mood. It seems to be more of a specualtion about why people are "patient Grissels" instead of trying to do something about the miseries of their life, even by committing suicide ("their own quietus make with a bare bodkin"). He comes to the conclusion that the fear of death makes cowards of people generally, making them suffer rather than do something that would change their condition.


What is the name of the antagonist in Hamlet?

Claudius, the king is Hamlet's major antagonist. He is a shrewd, lustful, conniving king who contrasts sharply with the other male characters in the play. Whereas most of the other important men in Hamlet are preoccupied with ideas of justice, revenge, and moral balance, Claudius is bent upon maintaining his own power. The old King Hamlet was apparently a stern warrior, but Claudius is a corrupt politician whose main weapon is his ability to manipulate others through his skillful use of language. Claudius's speech is compared to poison being poured in the ear-the method he used to murder Hamlet's father. Claudius's love for Gertrude may be sincere, but it also seems likely that he married her as a strategic move, to help him win the throne away from Hamlet after the death of the king. As the play progresses, Claudius's mounting fear of Hamlet's insanity leads him to ever greater self-preoccupation; when Gertrude tells him that Hamlet has killed Polonius, Claudius does not remark that Gertrude might have been in danger, but only that he would have been in danger had he been in the room. He tells Laertes the same thing as he attempts to soothe the young man's anger after his father's death. Claudius is ultimately too crafty for his own good. In Act V, scene ii, rather than allowing Laertes only two methods of killing Hamlet, the sharpened sword and the poison on the blade, Claudius insists on a third, the poisoned goblet. When Gertrude inadvertently drinks the poison and dies, Hamlet is at last able to bring himself to kill Claudius, and the king is felled by his own cowardly

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Who said this and What is it mean I'll call thee hamlet king father royal Dane?

Hamlet says this in Act I Scene 4 of Hamlet. He is talking to the ghost of his father who up to this point hasn't said a word. Hamlet is trying to figure out how to address him in order to make him speak. If he calls him by his name, Hamlet, will he respond? How about father? King? Royal Dane? Whatever he says, the ghost starts talking right away.


Who is the ghost and why does it tell hamlet it must walk the night and burn in hell during the day?

The ghost is Hamlet's father. It tells Hamlet that it must walk the night and burn in Hell in the day perhaps to evoke a feeling of pathos in Hamlet. The reason the ghost would be subject to this torture is due to it being stuck in Purgatory.


How does Hamlet manage to get away from the others to follow the Ghost?

He threatens them. "I'll make a ghost of him that lets me." (this is, by the way, an unusual twist of the word "lets"--instead of the expected meaning "permits" it means the opposite: "prevents")


Why does claudius says he must hide the haste with which hamlet is being sent away?

Claudius says he must hide the haste with which Hamlet is being sent away because Hamlet is very popular with the people. He doesn't want the people of Denmark to suspect anything about Hamlet being sent away so quickly.


When was To Chase Away the Birds created?

To Chase Away the Birds was created in 1995.


How do you chase mourning doves away?

There are many ways in which you could choose to chase morning doves away. You could just shoo them away.


What were the events in the play hamlet?

Hamlet's friends get him to watch out for his father's ghost, who he sees. The ghost tells him that he was murdered by Hamlet's uncle who has since married his former sister-in-law and become king. While Hamlet is deciding what to do, he runs into a travelling acting company, who he gets to put on a play which looks a lot like the murder the ghost describes. The King's reaction tells Hamlet that the ghost was telling the truth and he goes off to kill the King. He finds him, but does not want to kill him while he is praying. Instead he verbally abuses his mother and, hearing a noise in the curtains, kills who is behind it. Unfortunately it is not the king, but the king's advisor who also happens to be the father of Hamlet's girlfriend Ophelia. The king sends Hamlet away to England, and while he is gone, Ophelia goes crazy and dies, and her brother Laertes vows revenge on Hamlet. A fencing match is arranged at which Laertes is to murder Hamlet, but it does not turn out well: Hamlet is fatally poisoned all right, but he kills Laertes and the king while his mother dies after drinking a poisoned drink meant for Hamlet. At the end of the play the stage is covered in corpses.


What was Hamlet's internal conflict?

Hamlet's father was king of Denmark before he died. Hamlet's uncle Claudius stepped in and married Hamlet's mother and became the De facto king, cutting out Hamlets rightful ascension to the throne. Hamlet had plenty of reason and motive to want Claudius dead, but to make things worse the ghost of Hamlet's father appears to him and informs him that it was Claudius who killed the king. Even though Hamlet is brought to see the ghost by his friend Horatio and two others who have also seen the ghost, it is, after all, a ghost story and Hamlet is rightfully wary of the information he received from a ghost. Swearing his friends to secrecy, he sets about investigating the truth in an attempt to prove his fathers murder before granting the command of his fathers ghost to exact revenge. Hamlet wants Claudius dead but wants him dead for the right reason and not blind ambition. He must feign madness and create distance between the ones he loves in order to accomplish his goals and increasingly his inability to make a decision and act upon it brings about intrigue and murder, and more murder, ending in a tragic blood bath where few survive. Hamlet could not decide whether it was right and just to kill Claudius and this indecision cost him the loss of the woman he loved, the loss of her father, the loss of her cousin, the loss of Hamlets mother and finally after discovering that he himself is dying from a poisoned tipped sword and that it was Claudius who commanded Tybalt to poison the sword Hamlet kills Claudius. People will say that Hamlet killed Claudius because his father the ghost told him to, but in truth, Hamlet killed Claudius with his last dying breath because it was Claudius that killed Hamlet. Sometimes it is better to make the wrong decision than make no decision at all.


What is the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare all about?

Hamlet is a world famous tradey written by William Shakespeare. Basicly, the story starts with Hamlet in greiving for his dead dad, yet everyone else is happy cause his mum just married his unkle that is now king. Hamlet dad`s ghost comes back and tells Hamlet, his unkle posined him to become king. Hamlet is unsure so he pertends to be mad to discover the truth about his fathers death, Hamlet also has actors perform a play were someone gets murdered in the same way the ghost said he died. During the play Hamlets unkle runs out this proves his guilt. So Hamlet wants to kill him. First he goes to his mother basicly saying "how could you marry him? did you know?" then there is a russelling behind the curtain Hamlet stabs it convinced its his Unkle but he just killed his girlfriends dad, his Unkle says that Hamlet has gone mad and sends him away. On Hamlets way he is saved and comes back to find that his girlfriend in depression for her dad killed herself. Her brother is angrey orders Hamlet to a fenching match to the death. Hamlets unkle convinces Hamlets girlfriend`s brother to possin the tip of the sword and to possin Hamlets drink. When the fencing match is going on Hamlets mum accidently drank from Hamlet`s cup, the fighters switch swords and both Hamlet and his oponat are posined with battle cuts, and in Hamlets last breath he kill his unkle. Hamlet dies in his best friends arms.


What does the king want to happen to hamlet when he is sent away?

Die


How can you chase away the wailmers of team aqua in pokemon emerald?

You can't chase away them away, ya have to blow out the secret hideout and poof! Off they go!


In Hamlet what does Polonius want to do before they send Hamlet away?

Polonius is interested in seeing whether spying on Hamlet's conversation with Gertrude will justify his theory that Hamlet is mad for love. (see the end of Act 3 Scene 1)