FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Hamlet spared his life because he thought Claudius was praying.
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The stress of Claudius’s situation is preventing him from doing the simplest tasks.
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He knew he couldn’t pray before he tried.
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Hamlet is not able to pray either
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. What is the irony of Claudius’s comment at the end of Scene 3, “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below”? Hamlet spared his life because he thought Claudius was praying. The stress of Claudius’s situation is preventing him from doing the simplest tasks.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is irony of Claudius’s comment at the end of Scene 3, “My words fly up, my thouht remain below"? Hamlet spared his life because he thought Claudius was praying.
Detailed explanation-3: -Claudius must see his crime enacted as if it were real. The irony is that while Claudius believes the play to be fiction, Hamlet, Horatio, and the audience know that Hamlet wants it to look like the real murder. Here Hamlet finally makes the decision to kill Claudius but stops when he sees him praying.
Detailed explanation-4: -If Claudius dies in prayer he will go straight to Heaven, unlike Hamlet’s father. This scene is ironic since, even though Claudius is praying, he says they are just words flying up with no meaning to them. This scene shows a significant theme that runs through the play.
Detailed explanation-5: -What is ironic about King Claudius’ speech in lines 135-141? He is secretly plotting revenge on Halet by discussing what happened to Polonius. What happens to Hamlet on his trip? He is kidnapped and ransomed by Pirates.