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Hamlet

Includes questions specifically asking about this Shakespeare play. Questions about the movie version should be placed under "Movies." Questions about Shakespeare should be placed under his category under Authors and Poets.

2,117 Questions

What was claudius templesmith's message?

She gave them a number, representing they're district. And she invited them to the feast.

What is the play within a play's title How does the king react to the play?

Two questions here. You would have had more luck by asking them seperately.

1: The play is called The Murder of Gonzago. Hamlet calls it The Mousetrap, but that is its function, not its real name.

2: "The king rises". Claudius is visibly upset by the play.

Why are rosencrantz and guildenstern hesitant to admit that they are in elsinore because the king and queen sent for them?

They were sent for specifically to spy on Hamlet and report to the king and queen. Spies generally do not like the people they are spying on to know it. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern would have an easier time getting unguarded admissions from Hamlet if they were not "outed".

One may smile and smile and smile and still be villain?

Said by Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 5:

"...O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain!

My tables,--meet it is I set it down,

That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain;

At least I'm sure it may be so in Denmark..."

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Why is the ghost of Old Hamlet denied it's eternal rest?

Because he was killed before he had the chance to confess his sins.

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.

Did Hamlet and Horatio now accept entirely without any reservation the message of the ghost?

yes! because they found out that king Claudius really murder late king hamlet

How does Hamlet feel about the drunken revelry?

Hamlet despises the drunken revelry at night. He believes that the drunk acts committed within the kingdom have cast rumors far and wide, leading to a ruined reputation of the King and kingdom as a whole.

What is a good Idea to have a multicultural in tower Hamlets?

It's a good Idea to have a multicultural in tower hamlets because you learn from others.

Furthermore you make lots different freinds.

What is the tone of Hamlet's to be or not to be?

Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech is written in a serious tone. Hamlet isn't contemplating suicide, instead he is philosophically pondering the purpose of life for a human being.

What does hamlet believe about his fathers death before he meets the apparition?

he doesnt have an clear opinion , only the fact that he was totaly against his my and unlce claudius's Marriage

What if fortinbras was cut from the Hamlet play?

It's been done. In fact, he's more often cut than left in. If you check out any film version of the play (apart from Ken Branagh's) you will seek for Fortinbras in vain.

The play plays quite well without Fortinbras, but he does provide some opportunities. Hamlet's meeting with his army on the way to England is the pretext for his soliloquy "How all occasions do inform against me", although that scene is actually only in one of the source texts. If gives us an idea of where Denmark goes after the death of its entire royal family. Depending about how you feel about Fortinbras, that is either disquieting or the end of the rottenness in the country. Fortinbras's position is similar to Laertes' and Hamlet's; he is seeking revenge for the death of a father; that parallel provides an interesting dimension to the play.

What line tells Hamlet there may have been an affair between Gertrude and Claudius?

The ghost tells him:

"Ay, that incestuous, that adulterous beast

With witchcraft of his wits, with traiterous gifts--

O wicked wit and gifts that have the power

So to seduce--won to his shameful lust

The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen.

O Hamlet, what a falling off was there

From me . . . and to decline

Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor

To those of mine."

This language suggests that Gertrude and Claudius were lovers before the murder and indeed it would appear that Claudius committed the murder in part in order to marry Gertrude. Later in the play, Claudius says:

"I am still posessed

Of those effects for which I did the murder,

My crown, mine own ambition, and my Queen."

How does Laertes' anger show?

It shows most dramatically in Scene 16, (Act 4 scene 5,) when Laertes leads a mob to storm the castle.

What did Hamlet smell?

the 'smell' is alluding to something wrong, not an actual odor-

Ex- when you smell something fishy going on- it doesn't actually mean you smell flounder

Hamlet quotes-

"There is something rotten in the state of Denmark"

"The old chief will wear his feathers, ride his pony and eat his corn when you smell the flowers that they put on your grave"

What did Laertes say right before he died?

"Aaargh", although that's not in the script. Just before that he says, "Exchange forgiveness with me, Noble Hamlet. Mine and my father's death come not upon thee nor thine on me."

Who is Bernado in Hamlet?

He's a guard, watching the battlements of Elsinore castle to see if the Norwegians are going to invade. He is one of the guards who sees the ghost of King Hamlet in Act 1 Scene 1.

In Hamlet what does hamlet do that is evil?

Under the universal definition of evil, Hamlet commits murder. He kills Polonius, although his intent was to kill Claudius for revenge of the death of his father. He calculates how to have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern killed in his stead, by forging a letter requesting their executions to the King of England. He kills Laertes--again unintentionally, because he uses the poisoned foil that Laertes slashed him with. Finally, he kills Claudius by stabbing him and feeding the King poison.

Does Polonius believe that love for Ophelia first caused Hamlet's madness?

Yes. He makes this instant diagnosis when Ophelia tells him about Hamlet bursting into her chamber half-undressed: "This is the very ecstasy of love"

What are some similarities between Hamlet from Hamlet and Amir from The Kite Runner?

They are both upper class people. Amir is the son of a successful businessman who has many parties and is very wealthy. Likewise, Hamlet is the son of a king. They also are hesitant in making decisions. Amir decides not to tell anyone about the rape of his friend that he has witnessed and also chooses not to talk to hassan about it. In the end, he is also hesitant about going back to his home country to save the young boy of Hassan's. Hamlet is hesitant in obeying his father's ghost. He wants to prove to himself that Claudius murdered his father instead of going ahead and avenging his father's death then. Both of these characters' decisions affect the entire rest of the story and come back to get them in the end.