FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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King Claudius won’t let Hamlet say no.
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Hamlet has an uneasy feeling.
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Hamlet feels prepared to match Laertes’ skill.
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Hamlet knows that someday he will die, even if he doesn’t fight now.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why does Hamlet accept the fencing challenge from Laertes even though he has misgivings about it? He thinks that he cannot avoid his destiny.
Detailed explanation-2: -Osric tells Hamlet that the King has proposed a fencing match between Laertes and himself. He has wagered that, in a dozen passes, Laertes will not beat Hamlet by more than three hits. Hamlet accepts the challenge.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the duel Laertes scratches Hamlet’s leg, infecting him with the poison. The fight turns more violent and Hamlet mortally wounds Laertes in return. Gertrude succumbs to the poisoned wine and dies. Hamlet forces Claudius to drink the poisoned wine, killing him as well.
Detailed explanation-4: -The King calls Hamlet and Laertes together and has them begin the duel by clasping hands. Hamlet asks Laertes to forgive his earlier acts of madness at Ophelia’s grave. He further claims that his madness, not he himself, is responsible for Polonius’ death, and he begs pardon for the crime.