FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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The King has forgiven him and offered him safe passage.
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The King and Queen are expecting a child.
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The King has made a wager on Hamlet’s behalf in a contest between Laertes and Hamlet.
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The King has confessed to the murder of King Hamlet, and has renounced the throne. Hamlet is the new King of Denmark
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Detailed explanation-1: -What news does Osric bring Hamlet? Osric is the courtier sent by Claudius to invite Hamlet to participate in the duel with Laertes. He tells the wager (a bet) the king made on his behalf in a contest between Hamlet and Laertes. 42.
Detailed explanation-2: -Osric tells Hamlet that Laertes invites the Prince to duel with him. The King has wagered that Hamlet will win, and Osric is to return and report whether Hamlet will accept.
Detailed explanation-3: -What news does Osric bring to Hamlet? What does Osric say about Laertes? Osric tells Hamlet that Claudius put a wager on the duel. Laertes is destined to win because Laertes is unmatched as a swordsman.
Detailed explanation-4: -They select their foils (blunted swords used in fencing), and the king says that if Hamlet wins the first or second hit, he will drink to Hamlet’s health, then throw into the cup a valuable gem (actually the poison) and give the wine to Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-5: -Osric’s two differing descriptions of the wager is a minor inconsistency by Shakespeare: In a match of 12 bouts, Laertes must score at least 3 more hits than Hamlet to win the bet. If he scores 7 hits to Hamlet’s 5, he loses the bet. He needs at least 8 hits to Hamlet’s 4.