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Hamlet knew it showed the poisoning of a person in the same way the Ghost said his father was killed. Hamlet hopes Claudius will have a strong reaction to seeing that, which will prove Claudius's guilt.
It's hard to say without knowing what the script was beforehand. It's particularly difficult in that Hamlet asks the player if he could insert some "dozen or sixteen lines" before the soliloquy in which he says "Hum--about my brains . . . I'll have these players play something like the murder of my father. I'll tent him to the quick. If he do blench I know my course." This makes it seem like he's just had this idea when he's already told the players to play The Murder of Gonzago and suggested that he will himself make alterations to the script.
Leaving that as possibly being due to the awkwardness of having Hamlet run after the players to make the suggestion after the soliloquy (and its powerful scene-ending lines "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king."), we must presume that the play is already a lot like the real murder and Hamlet wants to add some further detail to make it seem even more like the real thing. The most likely is that Hamlet includes the peculiar and seemingly anatomically impossible fact that Hamlet Sr. was poisoned by pouring the poison in his ears, a fact known only to Hamlet, the Ghost and Claudius. The added lines may well be those of Lucianus: "Thoughts black, hands apt, drugs fit, and time agreeing" and so on.
Hamlet had his own opinions he believes by the mother remarrying, he betrays the father.
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What play did Hamlet want the actors to perform?
He calls it The Mousetrap although its real name is The Murder of Gonzago. Hamlet's name for it betrays his purpose in selecting it: "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king."
What were the events in the play hamlet?
Hamlet's friends get him to watch out for his father's ghost, who he sees. The ghost tells him that he was murdered by Hamlet's uncle who has since married his former sister-in-law and become king. While Hamlet is deciding what to do, he runs into a travelling acting company, who he gets to put on a play which looks a lot like the murder the ghost describes. The King's reaction tells Hamlet that the ghost was telling the truth and he goes off to kill the King. He finds him, but does not want to kill him while he is praying. Instead he verbally abuses his mother and, hearing a noise in the curtains, kills who is behind it. Unfortunately it is not the king, but the king's advisor who also happens to be the father of Hamlet's girlfriend Ophelia. The king sends Hamlet away to England, and while he is gone, Ophelia goes crazy and dies, and her brother Laertes vows revenge on Hamlet. A fencing match is arranged at which Laertes is to murder Hamlet, but it does not turn out well: Hamlet is fatally poisoned all right, but he kills Laertes and the king while his mother dies after drinking a poisoned drink meant for Hamlet. At the end of the play the stage is covered in corpses.
Who are the three soldiers who open the play in hamlet?
There are as many - or as few- revengers in Hamlet as you want there to be. One could say that Hamlet is seeking vengeance for his father's murder, Laertes is seeking vengeance for his father's murder, and Fortinbras is seeking vengeance for his father's murder - but that is only one way of counting the revengers. There are more sensible ways of approaching this play.
What is reason for delay in Hamlet?
Hamlet delays his desicions because he is simply an indescisive person. Hamlet is trying to choose between his education, what he knows, and the warlike royal traditions, the evil aspects of avenging his father. He is obviously depressed and doesnt like the idea of murdering King Claudius, because as a Christian, murder is morally wrong. He wants to make sure Claudius is the right man to be punished and the preparations for the play within the play are even more delayed because of hamlets Antic disposition.
Whom do the soldiers and guards want to tell about the ghost?
The soldiers want to tell about the ghost to scare you.
Why does Hamlet want to show uncle claudius the particular play he selects for the actors?
The play The Murder of Gonzago had a plot quite similar to the account the Ghost had given of the murder of Hamlet Sr. With a few tweaks, it was so similar that it reminded Claudius of his murder which was what Hamlet intended.
What play did Hamlet want the actors to perform?
He calls it The Mousetrap although its real name is The Murder of Gonzago. Hamlet's name for it betrays his purpose in selecting it: "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king."
What were the events in the play hamlet?
Hamlet's friends get him to watch out for his father's ghost, who he sees. The ghost tells him that he was murdered by Hamlet's uncle who has since married his former sister-in-law and become king. While Hamlet is deciding what to do, he runs into a travelling acting company, who he gets to put on a play which looks a lot like the murder the ghost describes. The King's reaction tells Hamlet that the ghost was telling the truth and he goes off to kill the King. He finds him, but does not want to kill him while he is praying. Instead he verbally abuses his mother and, hearing a noise in the curtains, kills who is behind it. Unfortunately it is not the king, but the king's advisor who also happens to be the father of Hamlet's girlfriend Ophelia. The king sends Hamlet away to England, and while he is gone, Ophelia goes crazy and dies, and her brother Laertes vows revenge on Hamlet. A fencing match is arranged at which Laertes is to murder Hamlet, but it does not turn out well: Hamlet is fatally poisoned all right, but he kills Laertes and the king while his mother dies after drinking a poisoned drink meant for Hamlet. At the end of the play the stage is covered in corpses.
Why couldn't Claudius bear the play in Hamlet story?
The play had been chosen and tweaked by Hamlet to resemble as closely as possible the murder of Hamlet Sr. by Claudius according to the ghost. Since the ghost was in fact telling the truth, Claudius did not want to have his crime played out in front of him. He had a number of reasons: first, as his subsequent soliloquy shows, he feels guilt about the murder and wishes he could be free of that guilt. Also, some of the audience might have made the connection and have suspected him of killing Hamlet Sr. who everyone thought had died of snakebite.
Who is the main rival to hamlet in the play hamlet?
Claudius is the antagonist, which is not the same thing as a rival. A rival is someone who wants the same thing as you want, when only one of you can have it. Hamlet does not want anything which only one person can have except perhaps the love of Ophelia, for which he has no competition.
Which author wrote the line to be or not to be?
William Shakespeare; it is a line from Hamlet's soliloquy in the play 'Hamlet' (act 3, scene 1).
Who are the three soldiers who open the play in hamlet?
There are as many - or as few- revengers in Hamlet as you want there to be. One could say that Hamlet is seeking vengeance for his father's murder, Laertes is seeking vengeance for his father's murder, and Fortinbras is seeking vengeance for his father's murder - but that is only one way of counting the revengers. There are more sensible ways of approaching this play.
What does the King want to do with a chalice that could be detrimental to Hamlet's health?
Give it to Hamlet so Hamlet will drink it.
Who do the soldiers and guards want to tell about the ghost in Hamlet?
They tell hamlet.
What is reason for delay in Hamlet?
Hamlet delays his desicions because he is simply an indescisive person. Hamlet is trying to choose between his education, what he knows, and the warlike royal traditions, the evil aspects of avenging his father. He is obviously depressed and doesnt like the idea of murdering King Claudius, because as a Christian, murder is morally wrong. He wants to make sure Claudius is the right man to be punished and the preparations for the play within the play are even more delayed because of hamlets Antic disposition.
Whom do the soldiers and guards want to tell about the ghost?
The soldiers want to tell about the ghost to scare you.
Which Shakespeare play is Hamlet in?
Ooo, this is a toughie. Have a look at a list of Shakespeare's plays and you will find one called Hamlet. That's the one. And now I suppose you want to know who wrote Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
