FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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He needs to make sure that Claudius is guilty
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He is bored and depressed
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He enjoys acting
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He hopes to entertain his mother
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet suspects that Claudius killed his father so that Claudius himself could become king and marry Gertrude. Eventually, the ghost of Hamlet’s father appears to him and confirms that he was killed by Claudius. Hamlet wants revenge against Claudius but is plagued by self-doubt and therefore hesitates to act.
Detailed explanation-2: -The play-within-a-play tells the story of Gonzago, the Duke of Vienna, and his wife, Baptista, who marries his murdering nephew, Lucianus. Hamlet believes that the play is an opportunity to establish a more reliable basis for Claudius’s guilt than the claims of the ghost.
Detailed explanation-3: -This play-within-a-play not only helps Hamlet to judge Claudius’s guilt, but also acts as a spur for his own revenge: it shows him the murder that was done to his father and the murder that could be done to his uncle.
Detailed explanation-4: -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."
Detailed explanation-5: -What is the purpose of the play that will be staged by the visiting thespians? To prove or disprove the claims of the ghost. When does Hamlet say he is mad? When the wind is travelling north-north-west.