Question: Hamlet: Act III!?
1!.After spying on Hamlet and Ophelia, what does Claudius decide to do with Hamlet and why!?
2!.What is the King's reaction to the play!?
3!.What reason does Hamlet give for not killing Claudius while he is praying!?
Who said it, and what is he/she talking about!?
4!."!.!.!.the dread of something after death!.!.!.
Makes us rather bear those ills we have,
Than fly to others that we know not of!."
5!."Do not forget!.? This visitation
Is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose!."
6!."O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven;
It hath the primal eldest curse upon't!.!.!."
7!."O, I am slain!"Www@QuestionHome@Com
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1- Claudius decides to send Hamlet to England, accompanied by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to present a letter to the English King in which will be the request to have the bearer (Hamlet) executed!. This is done so no blame of Hamlets death falls on Claudius!.
2- Claudius flees from the play as it reminds him of how he murdered his brother - Hamlet's father - to gain the throne!.
3- Hamlet holds back from killing Claudius while he is praying because he believes that during an act of contrition Claudius will go to Heaven if he dies!. Hamlet prefers to wait until he is at some other act that will send his soul to Hell, as Claudius did his father!.
4- Spoken by Hamlet!. He is referring to his inability to take his own life since no one has any idea what awaits them after death and it may be worse than what drives us to suicide!. In other words "better the devil you know"!.
5- Spoken by the Ghost of Hamlet's Father!. The Ghost is reminding Hamlet to get on with his quest for revenge as he has strayed from doing so!.
6- Spoken by Claudius!. Claudius refers to his murdering his own brother so he can take his place as King and husband of Gertrude!. He is knows that what he has done is truly dreadful and equates it to Cain & Abel (primal eldest curse!.!.!.)
7- Gasped by Polonius!. His final words, as Hamlet thrusts his rapier through the arras (curtain) mistakenly thinking that the spying Polonius is in fact Claudius; i!.e!. "AAH! He's killed me"Www@QuestionHome@Com
1!. Claudius plans to kill Hamlet by sending him to England and having his ship ambushed!.
2!.The King walks out on the play!.
3!. If Claudius was praying that means he is being forgiven!. If he is forgiven then he would go to heaven!. Hamlet wants Claudius to go to hell so he won't kill him while he is asking for forgiveness!.(Claudius doesn't ask for forgiveness though he is just praying)
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