FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Question:The play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.
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Horatio
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Hamlet
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Ophelia
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Claudius
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What’s the meaning of Hamlet’s words “The play’s the thing/ Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of a king"? He wants to find out whether Claudius is keeping him away from Ophelia . He want to find out whether Claudius killed King Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-2: -What does ‘the play’s the thing’ mean? “The play’s the thing” appears in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. It means that Hamlet is using the play as an instrument to touch the conscience of Claudius. He wants to make him aware of the fact that he knows who actually killed his father.
Detailed explanation-3: -Act 2 Scene 2-Claudius becomes suspicious Hamlet The play’s the thing/Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.
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