FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Simon and Garfunkle
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Siskel and Ebert
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Siegfried and Roy
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Voltemand and Cornelius
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Detailed explanation-1: -In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, King Claudius sends two ambassadors (named Cornelius and Voltimand) to Norway to speak to the Norwegian king.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is in the letter Claudius is sending to the ailing King of Norway? A request that “old Norway” (Fortinbras’ uncle) reign in the young Fortinbras and keep him from attacking Denmark.
Detailed explanation-3: -Voltemand tells Claudius that the King of Norway has put a stop to Prince Fortinbras’ threats, and Fortinbras has vowed not to attack Denmark. Polonius then tells Gertrude and Claudius that he thinks Hamlet’s behavior is due to his feelings for Ophelia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although Fortinbras makes only two brief appearances in the latter half of the play, he is referred to throughout: King Claudius sends ambassadors to Norway in the hopes of staving off his invasion, and they return with the news that Fortinbras will attack Poland but leave Denmark alone.
Detailed explanation-5: -King Claudius responds to the threat of war from Norway, by sending a message to the uncle of the king of Fortinbras informing him of young Fortinbras’ mission and in that he is using war supplies from Norway’s subjects, and to stop young Fortinbras from moving further.