FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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They swear to help Hamlet avenge his father’s death.
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They swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
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They swear to spy on the King and Queen to collect evidence.
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They swear to keep the sighting of the ghost a secret.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Horatio and Marcellus arrive upon the scene and frantically ask Hamlet what has happened. Shaken and extremely agitated, he refuses to tell them, and he insists that they swear upon his sword not to reveal what they have seen.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet answers the worried calls of Horatio and Marcellus, telling them nothing specific but demanding that they both take an oath to tell no one what they have seen and heard. In confidence, Hamlet tells Horatio that he will pretend to be mad so that he may spy on his mother and uncle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet is told by Horatio about the ghost, and the ghost tells about his murder to Hamlet in the end of the first act.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet swears Horatio and Marcellus to secrecy and garners further support from his audience. His genuine leadership capability and honest friendship for Horatio inspire great loyalty from the two men, and that loyalty is clearly Hamlet’s earned reward for his strength of character.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet promises to avenge his father. Everyone who witnessed the ghost’s appearance has sworn not to talk about it.