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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
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What choices does Shakespeare make about how to begin the play of hamlet?
You can find this out by reading Act 1 Scene 1 of the play, which tells you exactly how Shakespeare chose to start the play.
What happens to rosencrantz in hamlet?
Rosencrantz (and Guildenstern, since nothing happens to one that does not happen to the other) is executed by the English authorities according to the forged instructions they carried. The instructions were forged by Hamlet. At the very end of the play an ambassador arrives to tell Claudius that this has been done according to the instructions.
What is the meaning of 'contumely' in Hamlet's 'To be or not to be' soliloquy?
Contumely means insults or insulting behaviour. The 'proud man' treats others with contumely because he thinks he's all that and they are insignificant.
What is the priest answer about ophelia having a better funeral service?
He didn't agree with her having a Christian service, because of the fact that she killed herself, but no one really knows for sure if she did.
How did Guildenstern die in Hamlet?
Guildenstern and Rosencrantz both die by the hand of England due to the mix up of letters by Hamlet. Ironically Hamlet was suppose to be behead; however, because Guildenstern and Rosencrantz bring the letters written by Claudius to England they ended up giving the letters rewritten by hamlet that lead to their beheadenment.
Why does Hamlet take so long to kill Claudius?
Claudius is the king, right? That means he's surrounded by bodyguards all the time. You can't just march up to him with a knife in your hand. Hamlet has to find the right moment before he can kill Claudius.
King Hamlet, in Shakespeare's play, was poisoned by his brother Claudius.
Does the film Gandhi contain a fair portrayal of Jinnah?
No, not at all. Jinnah is seen as a villain to Indians and the movie bends the truth as much as it needs to so vilify this view most Indians have.
In hamlet What is ophelias major weakness?
Ophelia has been trained by her heavy-handed father to do what he tells her (and failing that, what her brother tells her). With her father dead and her brother in France, she has no anchor in her world.
It is the first act in a play named Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare.
How 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.
Where did shakespeare write hamlet?
In England, certainly. In London, almost as certainly. At a writing desk, very probably.
Does Shakespeare present Juliet as a wholly sympathetic character?
I don't think *wholly* sympathetic, although I do think she is presented very sympathetically. He emphasizes her youth, and the follies of youth. Had she been older, would she have been as quick to dismiss Romeo's role as murderer? Would she have committed suicide when she found him dead? ... perhaps not. And that possibility is one of the reasons for the tragedy. Not only that these two characters died... but that they barely had a chance to live, they were so young... so blinded by infatuation. Everything became super-dramatic to them, and they reacted to that, perhaps histrionically, because they were young and experiencing so much for the first time.
What does Claudius fear will happen to his people if Hamlet remains in Denmark?
Claudius fears that his people would end up supporting Hamlet should he have remained in Denmark. Thus, Claudius decides to send Hamlet off. Basically, it was a public relations mess for Claudius since he had to find the right balance of punishment and leniency.
Why did Shakespeare call Hamlet Hamlet?
The story of Hamlet was around long before Shakespeare and in the form given to it by Belleforest was published about thirty years before Shakespeare wrote his play. The story had most likely previously been turned into a play. In all cases, the main character's name was Hamlet, which is why Shakespeare used this name for his play. It has nothing to do with Shakespeare's son. A play about an American President assassinated in a theatre by a guy called Booth would not be called Lincoln because the playwright had a son of that name.
What is the perfect song for Claudius from Hamlet?
It's not perfect, but the one I'm writing an essay about is Viva La Vida by Coldplay. Many of the lyrics can be interpreted in a way to reflect Claudius.
Aka, Kronborg Castle - located in Helsingor / Elsinore, north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Identify king Claudius queen Gertrude Laertes and Polonius?
There he is! There she is! There they are!
I don't know how you can identify a character from the play without looking at the play. Are you asking how these people are related to each other? The king and queen are, unsurprisingly, married to each other. Laertes is Polonius's son and Polonius is the councillor to the king.
hamletting- a military term which means the forced grouping of villagers in a controlled sphere so as to deny the enemy access to food, cash and other support.
