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The play had been chosen and tweaked by Hamlet to resemble as closely as possible the murder of Hamlet Sr. by Claudius according to the ghost. Since the ghost was in fact telling the truth, Claudius did not want to have his crime played out in front of him. He had a number of reasons: first, as his subsequent soliloquy shows, he feels guilt about the murder and wishes he could be free of that guilt. Also, some of the audience might have made the connection and have suspected him of killing Hamlet Sr. who everyone thought had died of snakebite.
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Why does Hamlet not kill the king in act 3?
Well, the basic reason is that they're not in the Chapel. The setting is Claudius's private room, the King's Room. That's stated in the play dialogue. Guildenstern says it: "(the king) is in his retirement..." It's reference to the place Claudius retires for the night, his private quarters. When Claudius left the 'Mousetrap' play, he went to his own room. Claudius prays during the scene, and apparently the idea of praying has led some people to think the scene is in the Chapel, however, the actual play dialogue tells us otherwise. People don't have to be in a chapel to pray, and many people pray in their own rooms, of course, which is what Claudius does. Hamlet is discouraged from killing Claudius because he finds Claudius praying. Hamlet is afraid that if he kills Claudius at prayer, Claudius's soul will go straight to Heaven. However, the Ghost said, or very strongly implied, that the soul of Hamlet's father was in Purgatory. Hamlet doesn't see it as fair, that he could send Claudius to Heaven, when his own father is in Purgatory. Hamlet decides to wait for another opportunity later, when there's less chance of sending Claudius's soul to Heaven.
What play does to be or not to be come from?
Hamlet. Hamlet says it in act 3, scene 1.
Hamlet swears horatio for two things what are they?
Hamlet and Horatio do not run into each other at the very beginning of the play; it Act I Scene 2 before they meet, and Hamlet already has one soliloquy under his belt. Nor does he talk at all about swearing until after he has seen and talked to the ghost, in Scene 5. Then he asks Horatio and Marcellus to swear "Never make known what you have seen tonight," and "Never to speak of this that you have seen," and "Never to speak of this that you have heard, " which are all pretty much the same thing. He also gets them to swear "never, so help you mercy, how strange or odd soe'er I bear myself . . . note that you know aught of me." This is a bit different. The first three oaths are "don't tell anyone about the ghost." but the fourth one is "If I start acting weird, don't let on that you know the reason why."
What do critics say about hamlet?
They sympathise with him; they understand his torment, his dilemma and they feel extremely sorry when he dies. Some people can also judge him more severely for his hesitations and for the pain he causes to the people he loves and who love him.
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- A bare bear can bear very little because it's bare.
How did Hamlet die and what is the official account of his death?
Laertes stabs him with a poisoned sword. As for the official version of his death, Fortinbras, who looks poised to succeed Claudius as king, knows the true story and has no particular reason to cover it up. He does say "Let four captains bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage," but he is just giving Hamlet an honourable funeral, which he is of course entitled to.
Why does Hamlet not kill the king in act 3?
Well, the basic reason is that they're not in the Chapel. The setting is Claudius's private room, the King's Room. That's stated in the play dialogue. Guildenstern says it: "(the king) is in his retirement..." It's reference to the place Claudius retires for the night, his private quarters. When Claudius left the 'Mousetrap' play, he went to his own room. Claudius prays during the scene, and apparently the idea of praying has led some people to think the scene is in the Chapel, however, the actual play dialogue tells us otherwise. People don't have to be in a chapel to pray, and many people pray in their own rooms, of course, which is what Claudius does. Hamlet is discouraged from killing Claudius because he finds Claudius praying. Hamlet is afraid that if he kills Claudius at prayer, Claudius's soul will go straight to Heaven. However, the Ghost said, or very strongly implied, that the soul of Hamlet's father was in Purgatory. Hamlet doesn't see it as fair, that he could send Claudius to Heaven, when his own father is in Purgatory. Hamlet decides to wait for another opportunity later, when there's less chance of sending Claudius's soul to Heaven.
Why didnt the Claudius confront Hamlet directley after the death of polonius?
There is no background on Claudius' rule. He could have very well have been a better king than Hamlet's father. Hamlet was so consumed with hatred, that he did not even kill the king for the people, he killed him for himself. Plus, he left the nation powerless to the invading nation. He was selfish and filled with hatred. If he had a problem with Claudius and his Mother, he should have talked it out with them. Claudius brought in Hamlet's friends to find out what was wrong with him, and all Hamlet did was have them killed. Hamlet was not a tragic hero, he was a villain.
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Davy had gotten caught in an earthquake crack nad couldnt get free. A bear passed by,Davy hung on to him until the bear pulled him out of the crack.Then Davy took him home.
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.
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.
Why does cladius tell his courtiers that Hamlet --mad as he is-- must not be confined?
"King: I have sent to seek him and find the body. How dangerous is it that this man goes loose! he's loved of the distracted multitude, who like not in their judgement, but their eyes; And, where 'tis so, th' offender's scourge is weighed, this sudden sending him away must seem deliberate pause. diseases desperate grown by desperate appliance are relieved or not at all"this is found in verses 1-10 of act 4 scn. 3In bold I have pointed out the main reason. I simply quoted it, I'll leave it to your interpretation.
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He who has a “why” to live can bear almost any “how”. – Frederich Nietzsche
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