FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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what does “the play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king” mean and why does Hamlet say it?
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Hamlet is planning on playing crazy until Claudius admits he killed the king
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Hamlet is putting on a play to show that Gertrude killed the king
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Hamlet is putting on a play to get proof that Claudius killed the king
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Hamlet enjoys watching people’s reactions to plays he writes.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -“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-2: -Act 2 Scene 2-Claudius becomes suspicious Hamlet The play’s the thing/Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.
Detailed explanation-3: -He arranges to stage a play to ctach prey. Thus Hamlet is successful to catch or test the guilty conscience of the King by enacting the play-within-play.
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