FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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The short lines punctuate Hamlet’s feelings of despair and frustration. The couplet gives closure to Hamlet’s speechand shows his newfound rhythm and resolve.
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Polonius seems to use wordplay to impress the king and queen. Hamlet’s fondness for puns, on the other hand, seems to spring from natural intelligence and an enjoyment of gaining the verbal upper hand.
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In Scene i, Polonius orders Reynaldo to spy on Laertes. In Scene ii, Claudius encourages Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet. Both scenes extend the theme of appearance and reality by setting up deceptive relationships between calculating father figures and younger, more idealistic ____ and potentially dangerous ____ sons.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Polonius seems to use wordplay to impress the king and queen. Hamlet’s fondness for puns, on the other hand, seems to spring from natural intelligence and an enjoyment of gaining the verbal upper hand.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why does Polonius want to tell King Claudius and Queen Gertrude about Hamlet’s odd behavior? Polonius wants the King and Queen to know that Hamlet has been pursuing Ophelia and she is below him in rank.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polonius says that Hamlet must be mad with his love for Ophelia, for she has distanced herself from him ever since Polonius ordered her to do so. Polonius speculates that this lovesickness might be the cause of Hamlet’s moodiness, and he hurries out to tell Claudius of his idea.
Detailed explanation-4: -They do have the same reason for spying on Hamlet and Ophelia and discovering the reason for his madness. However, while Polonius wants to find out whether he is right about Hamlet being lovesick, Claudius wants to determine how Hamlet’s madness will affect his kingship.