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Hamlet Act 4

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23 August 2022
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What does Hamlet think of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
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What does Hamlet think of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? He does not trust them. He thinks they're too weak to see that the king is using them. They are like a sponge-try to soak up all the information they can and the king rings it out of them.
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Why must the king not put the "strong arm" (means putting force onto) Hamlet
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The common people love Hamlet
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When the king asks where Polonius is, what is Hamlet's answer?
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He says Polonius is "not where he eats but where he is eaten." He tells the King to look for him in Heaven and if he can't find him he should go to "the other place" (Hell)
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What is the content of the letters that the King sends with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England with Hamlet?
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The king wants Hamlet to be killed as soon as he reaches England.
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What prompts Hamlet to say, "My thoughts be bloody or nothing worth!"
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He learns that Fortinbras is fighting full force over a little plot of land that means nothing and he has not done anything about his father's death.
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What has happened to Ophelia?
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She's going nuts. She looked like a zombie. She is drowned. Many think its suicide.
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Why does Laertes force his way in? What does he want?
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He wants to revenge his father.
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Why does Hamlet jump into Ophelia's grave?
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Because he wants to show his sorrow is as great as Laertes.
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What plan do the King and Laertes discuss to kill Hamlet?
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Put poison in the cup and offer Hamlet a drink.
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What news does the king bring Laertes?
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That Ophelia drowned in the river.
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How does Claudius feel about Hamlet's return to Denmark?
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He's confused, and somewhat angry. (" What should this mean? Are all the rest come back? or is it some abuse (trickery), and no such thing?"
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How does Hamlet come to be back in Denmark?
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He was captured by pirates
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Why might Claudius want to win Laertes over?
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He knows Laertes already had the power to potentially start a rebellion
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What does Claudius tell Laertes to calm him down? What does Claudius say to Laertes at the end of scene V?
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Claudius says that he isn't guilty of killing Polonius. Claudius says "And where th' offense is, let the great ax fall."
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How does Laertes's reaction to the killing of his father differ from Hamlet's reaction to the killing of his father?
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Laertes is taking action immediately, while Hamlet still hasn't even taken action
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What does Laertes seek when he bursts into the presence of the king?
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He seeks for his father,
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Why is Claudius so worried about what is being said to Laertes?
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Laertes is starting a rebellion, Claudius doesn't want to get blamed, or even worse killed
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What might be the causes of Ophelia's madness?
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She has basically lost Hamlet, and now Hamlet killed her father
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In what condition is Ophelia when she comes before Gertrude and Claudius? What are the two subjects of Ophelia's songs?
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Ophelia keeps babbling, she may be depressed, shes not in a good condition, she is starting to go crazy. The 2 subjects are Polonius and Hamlet.
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After telling Hamlet that he is to go to England, and after the exit of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, what does Claudius reveal when he is left alone on stage?
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In the letters that he has sent to England, they say to kill Hamlet