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What part does Ophelia play in the plan of Polonius and the King What is her reaction to the way Hamlet speaks to her?
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Ophelia is bait. She is to engage Hamlet in conversation while Polonius and the King are secretly listening in, hoping that he will reveal to her the reason for his strange behaviour. But Ophelia is not entirely on board with this plan, about which she was never consulted, and she tries to steer the conversation away from revealing details. Hamlet's explosion of anger when he realizes that the conversation is a set-up, and Ophelia is privy to it, convinces Ophelia that he really is crazy ("O what a noble mind is here o'erthrown.") while at the same time convincing Claudius that he is not ("what he spake, though it lacked form a little, was not like madness.").
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What is hamlet's tone when he speaks to Ophelia?
Hamlet is either very sexual or very mean to Ophelia. Examples of this is when he asks if he can put his head in her lap (before the play begins) and when he tells her that she needs to go to a nunnery (when Polonius and Claudius stage a conversation between the two).
What does ophelia say when hamlet speaks of his father's death?
Claudius advises Hamlet to stop mourning his father's death and start celebrating the marriage between him and Hamlet's mother. He calls Hamlet's attitude"stubborn and unmanly." A little insensitive considering Hamlet's father has only been dead for 2 months at the time.
Who speaks the famous To be or not to be solioquy?
Hamlet spoke the words in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
Does the Ghost speak only to Hamlet and not to Marcellus and Horatio?
Yes the ghost only speaks to Hamlet. The others can see him but cannot hear him. When the ghost visits Hamlet in his mother's closet, his mother can neither see nor hear him.
In the play hamlet he speaks to himselfis this a soliloquy or a dialog?
It is a soliloquy. A dialogue is between two people; soliloquy is more like self-introspection.
When does Hamlet act coherently?
When the Sentinals catch up with him after the Ghost speaks to him, Ophelia describes a scene in which he behaves incoherently with her. The scene where he greets Rozencrantz and Guildenstern, in the lobby with Polonius and, later, with Ophelia; when h jumps into Ophelia's grave, and many others
What does Ophelia tell Claudius about hamlet?
Assuming you are talking about Act II, Ophelia describes how Hamlet came to her chamber, looking disheveled and unkempt, looking depressed, unable to speak, but looked at her, sighed, and wandered away, distracted.
Why is polonius so eager to tell Claudius and Gertrude that hamlet is in love with his daughter?
Polonius never explicitly states what he feels about a marriage between Hamlet and Ophelia. In the play, Polonius urges Ophelia to stop interacting with Hamlet because he believes that Hamlet's duty to the royal family would not allow him to marry Ophelia despite what the young couple feels for each other. Basically, he doesn't believe a marriage between the two is even possible, so he's not "eager" for her to marry Hamlet.
Who speaks from below the stage in hamlet?
The ghost, in Act 1 Scene 5.
What about hamlet has convinced ophelia that he is crazy?
He speaks to the ghost of his father, which she cannot see.
In act 3 when Hamlet speaks to Ophelia what show is that he has lost faith in her?
He realises that she has lied to him about her father not being there and that she has betrayed him
To thine own self be true is part of Hamlet's soliloquy?
No. Although the phrase does come from Hamlet, Hamlet does not speak it, as part of a soliloquy or otherwise. It is spoken by Polonius, and it is ironic, since Polonius is totally devious and deceptive and is false to many men, including his son Laertes to whom he speaks these words.
What is hamlet's tone when he speaks to Ophelia?
Hamlet is either very sexual or very mean to Ophelia. Examples of this is when he asks if he can put his head in her lap (before the play begins) and when he tells her that she needs to go to a nunnery (when Polonius and Claudius stage a conversation between the two).
What is the turning point in act 3 in hamlet?
The first is the play scene, which the King reveals himself as a murderer. The second is the present scene, in which Hamlet fails to kill Claudius. The third is the killing of Polonius in the next scene.
Who speaks 'to be are not to be' in Hamlet?
Hamlet
Why does hamlet speak to horatio in the manner he does?
Hamlet is under a lot of pressure to hide his emotions and put on an act for people. Ophelia pushes his buttons in such a way that he explodes and all of that emotion is set loose, causing him to speak to her in a vulgar manner. This scene was put in the play to show how well Hamlet can hide his true feelings, but also illustrate that it is a matter of time until he snaps.
Who speaks solilquys in Hamlet?
Hamlet, about five times, Claudius and Gertrude.
