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Why does Polonius send Reynaldo to France to spy on Laertes ? Reynaldo will not face Laertes directly. He will spread a rumor about laertes( drinking etc) to see how people react.- This will show Polonius whether his son listened…

What are Hamlet’s directions to the players in lines 1-47? To be a good actor, provide a reflection of real life, and show virtue. To whom in Shakespeare’s theater does Hamlet refer in line 11? The audience Who do we…

How does the queen protect Hamlet? She doesn’t entirely protect him. She doesn’t tell Claudius that he’s confessed he’s not crazy to her, but she does tell him that Hamlet killed Polonius. What does Hamlet mean when he calls Rosencrantz…

“Now Hamlet, where’s Polonius? At supper. Not where he eats, but where he is eaten. A certain convocation of politic worms are e’en at him. Your worm is your only emperor for diet. We fat all creatures else to fat…

Who joins Bernardo, the watchman, on his watch of the castle? Marcellus What do Marcellus and Bernardo want to show Horatio? The Ghost What proves to Horatio that the ghost is that of King Hamlet? Wearing the armor How does…

What is Hamlet contemplating in his famous “To Be or Not To Be” speech? Its about life and death and deciding on his revenge on his uncle King Claudius. What does he mean when he discusses what “dreams may come”?…

1. Hamlet 2. Gertrude 3. Claudius 4. Polonius 5. Laertes 6. Ophelia 7. Rosencrantz 8. Guildenstern 8 people that die at the end what role did Polonius play as a character in a play years before? Julius Caesar who is…

1. At the start of Scene I, Polonius asks Reynaldo to give Laertes some money and notes. What does Polonius tell him to do before he visits Laertes? spy on him, ask around about him, start rumors and see if…

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, what plot event causes Ophelia’s mental decline?King Hamlet’s ghostly visitHamlet’s theatrical productionPolonius’s violent deathClaudius’s scheming against Hamlet C In Act IV of Hamlet, why does Shakespeare include the plot event in which Horatio reads and reacts to…

Macbeth has a hallucination. Why? he sees the dagger floating towards his hand because of his feelings of indecision and guilt. what is the first indication of weakness in Lady Macbeth (line)? “Had he not resembled/ My father as he…