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” ‘Horatio, when thou shalt have overlooked this, give these fellows some means to the king: they have letters for him. Ere we were two days old at sea, a pirate of very warlike appointment gave us chase. Finding ourselves…

Hamlets 1st soliloquy quote ( act 1 scene 2) ” O, that this too too solid flesh would melt” Key points of hamlets 1st soliloquy – he wishes he would die- he wishes to commit suicide, but its against god’s…

Who walks the ramparts of Elsinore Castle in Denmark? None Like Hamlet, Fortinbras is the grieving son of a dead king, a prince whose uncle inherited the throne in his place. True Ophelia is a shallow, weak woman who seeks…

in her meeting with cluadius, gertrude informs him of Polonius’s death but otherwise tries to protect Hamlet Hamlet’s reference to Rosencrantz as a sponge is an insult When the king asks Hamlet where Polonius’s body is hidden Hamlet says “In…

In Act 3, Scene 1, after they have had some time to talk to Hamlet, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern say about his behavior? He acts strangely, but does not seem crazy. What is the main idea of Hamlet’s “To…

How might Hamlet be considered too close to the “sun”? Because he is already someone’s son right after his dad died What addition do Claudius and Gertrude want from Hamlet? They want him to go back to school What is…

How has Laertes been doing in Paris? run out of money who is Polonius sending to Paris? Reynaldo, Polonius’s servant What is Reynaldo’s two jobs? get Laertes’ money and to inquire among the Danish people there to find out what…

What does Polonius tell Reynaldo to give Laertes? Give him the money and the letters Why does Polonius tell Reynaldo to investigate Laertes’ behavior by gossiping about him to others? He’s going through roundabout means to see what his son…

metaphor page 20, line 2 “The memory be green” This shows that hamlet found his father dead and this memory is still fresh in his mind. personification page 20, line 6 “wisest sorrow” To make sure it is known that…

What is Hamlet’s play on words in line 13? Gertrude offended Hamlet’s father What two insults did Hamlet give to Gertrude in lines 20-21? -Gertrude is Claudius’ wife-Gertrude is Hamlet’s mother What does Hamlet do in line 29? Kill Polonius…