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What plan does Hamlet devise to test Claudius' guilt?
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In Hamlet's sililoguoy, O What a rogue and peasant slave am I: he plans to have actors perform and play very similar to the murder of his father, which would cause Claudius to cringe and become nervous
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Compare and contrast the relationship between Hamlet and "old'" Hamlet and Polonius and Laertes
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The relationship between Hamlet and his father is one of trust. Old Hamlet returns and asks Hamlet to avenge his murder, he chooses his son to avenge his death. The relationship etween Polonius and Laertes is one of distrust, as polnius sends Reynaldo to spy on Laertes in Paris
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In Act 2, How does Polonius get his hands on a letter that Hamlet has written to Ophelia
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Ophelia, concerned about Hamlet's lunacy, gives the letter to Polonius
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define: pun
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pun is a series of words by an author that has two meanings, and does not have to have sexual connotations
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Define objective. Specifically, how the word is used when referring to a character's objective in a scene
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objective is the character's intentions in a scene, what ifo he plans on communicating or what actions they had intended on achieving
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Why does polonius believe Hamlet to be mad?
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Polonius believes that Hamlet loves Ophelia, and that her rejction is making him insane
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Why does Gertrude believe Hamlet to be mad?
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Gertrude believes that the cause of Hamlet's lunacy is most likely is father's death or her marriage to Claudius
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How does Claudius react to Hamlet's luncacy?
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Claudius is concerned and wnats to get to the bottom of it
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How does Ophelia react to Hamlet's luncacy?
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Ophelia is confused and afraid
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