FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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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 exted 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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He has appeared in her chamber in a disheveled state, grabbed her wrist, and sighed ____ all without speaking.
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Hamlet will watch Claudius’s reaction to “The Murder of Gonzago” to see if he betrays a guilty conscience.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -He asks Horatio to watch the King and note his reaction to a specific speech in Murder of Gonzago. If the play does not reveal Claudius as the killer, Hamlet promises Horatio that he will admit to having seen a “damnèd ghost” rather than the honest spirit of his late father.
Detailed explanation-2: -He resolves to devise a trap for Claudius, forcing the king to watch a play whose plot closely resembles the murder of Hamlet’s father; if the king is guilty, he thinks, he will surely show some visible sign of guilt when he sees his sin reenacted on stage.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet Summary. The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet’s uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-4: -Having told Horatio what he learned from the ghost-that Claudius murdered his father-he now asks him to watch Claudius carefully during the play so that they might compare their impressions of his behavior afterward.
Detailed explanation-5: -He is determined to take revenge upon Claudius. But before materializing it, he wants to sure of the fact. So he wants to stage a play containing a scene in which a villain will murder his brother and marry the widow of his dead brother. “The play’s the thing Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King."