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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.

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What are the three instances of spying that occur in act 2 or 3 of Hamlet?

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern spy on Hamlet, Claudius and Polonius spy on Hamlet while he is talking to Ophelia, and Polonius spies on Hamlet when he is talking to Gertrude. On the other hand, Hamlet and Horatio spy on Claudius during the play-within-a-play. And in a completely unrelated bit of spying Polonius gets Reynaldo to spy on Laertes.

Why was Claudius important?

In terms of the play characters, Claudius is important because he's the villain, opposite Hamlet as the hero.

During the play, when we think of the characters as real people, Claudius is important because he's the King.

The total tragedy of a girl named hamlet?

Hamlet was the Prince of Denmark, so obviously was not a girl!

What is the best production of Hamlet?

Hamlet has been produced almost continuously since it was written. At any given time there are dozens of productions of it playing somewhere. Nobody could possibly see them all in order to judge. And even if someone could, how would you determine which one is the "best" one? Different equally knowledgeable people have different favourite productions. Different directors, who are usually very knowledgeable about Shakespeare, produce completely different visions. What objective criteria could one use to choose a "best" one?

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 'Your bait of falsehood takes this carp of truth' mean in Hamlet?

It means using a lie to get the truth.

It tells us Polonius is an unethical character. He uses dishonest and deceptive methods to try to find out what he wants to know.

Hamlet is convinced the ghost is not evil when?

When Claudius flees from the 'Mousetrap' play, as Hamlet hoped he would.

What new attitude toward life do you see in the Hamlet of 5.2.1-81?

I think hamlet wants to stay alive because he stated that he wished that he did not challenge Leartes to a fight

Why did Hamlet not become king after his father died?

Hamlet did not become king after his father died because Claudius, Hamlet's uncle, married Hamlet's mother and became king instead.

What does Polonius think is the cause of Hamlet's is mad?

he think that hamlet is going mad due the love. the love between Hamlet and Ophelia.

Did Hamlet kill Claudius before the dual?

No, after the dual. Claudius lets Hamlet's mother die, and Hamlet and Lateres both wound each other, than Hamlet forces the poison down Claudius' throat.

Who were the primary characters in Act I of Hamlet and give an attribute for each one?

A. Gertrude---------Queen of Denmark

B. Polonius----------Murdered by Hamlet

C. Ophelia-----------Daughter of Polonius

D. Claudius----------King of Denmark

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.

What is the comparison between Julius Caesar Macbeth?

It is unchecked ambition that links both Julius Caesar and Macbeth. Both are felled by their own unchecked ambition and both are tragic heroes who only recognize their own hubris after their ambition has undone them.

What is a Hamlet in Ireland?

A hamlet is an old name for a small village. It is also the name of a cigar and a play.

Identify Bernardo Francisco Marcellus Horatio and king Hamlet?

Bernardo Francisco and Marcellus are the guards for the castle for ellisnore of denmark. Horatio is hamlets friend who is also a scholar.

To be or not to be...is Hamlet considering suicide?

Yes. To exist or not to exist is basically what he is asking himself in that statement.