FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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The King had no reaction to the play. They decided it meant they were wrong, and that he was innocent after all.
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The King laughed and laughed. They decided he didn’t really get the point, and they would have to be more direct the next time.
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The King got up and called for the lights. They were convinced that the ghost had been correct.
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The King clenched his teeth and gripped the arms of his chair, but said nothing. They thought they were on the right track, but would need to do something else to force the King into making a confession.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What was the King’s reaction to the play, and what did Hamlet and Horatio decide his reaction meant? The King got up and called for the lights. Hamlet and Horatio were convinced that the ghost was right, that Claudius had murdered King Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is the King’s reaction to the play? The king becomes very guilty and uneasy when he is watching the play. He eventually storms out of the theater claiming that he needs air.
Detailed explanation-3: -He embarrasses Ophelia, Claudius, Polonius and Gertrude. The king eventually gets mad, scared, and irritated and leaves.
Detailed explanation-4: -Polonius persuades Claudius to take no action until Gertrude talks with Hamlet after the play, which is scheduled for that evening. Act 3, scene 2 Hamlet gives direction to the actors and asks Horatio to help him observe Claudius’s reaction to the play.
Detailed explanation-5: -What is the play-within-a-play’s title? How does the King react to the play? The Mouse trap; He cries out for light then leaves. What message do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern deliver to Hamlet from the Queen?