Treachery In Hamlet

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Brief explanation
The scene was held in Elsinore Castle, Denmark. It took place in 1300 to 1499
List of characters
Lord Hamlet: coat and black clothes with a sword
Horatio: \casual clothes
Osric: casual clothes
Lord:fancy clothes
King: King clothes with a crown and the king blanket at the back
Laertes: casual clothes with sword but fancy
Queen Gertrude: queen clothes with a wig and HER blanket at the back.
Literary device
Irony: “i am justly kill’d with mine own treachery”
This is an irony because Laertes got poisoned by the sword he was supposed to poison hamlet with.
Paradox: “ I thank your lordship, its very hot Hamlet: no believe me tis very cold windy northerly. Osric: its indifferent cold, my lord, indeed Hamlet: but yet its very sultry and hot for my complexion. Osric: exceedingly, my lord its very sultry.
Its a paradox because Osric agrees with Hamlet.
Metaphor: “ With, ho! such bugs and
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Main theme
Hamlets death is the main theme. Hamlet throughout the play was betrayed, and father being murdered, and he wanted to committed suicide. These are three evidences from throughout the play and in this scene every main character dies. Like Laertes, Gertrude and Claudius.
Summary
Osric comes out from no where and starts talking to Hamlet and Horatio and he's agreeing with everything on what hamlet is saying. Then he tells Hamlet about the fencing challenge versus Laertes. Hamlet went to check it out and then Claudius puts some wine so when Hamlet wins he’ll give him a poisoned cup. Hamlet won but didn't take the drink instead the Queen drank it and then she died. Hamlet hit Laertes with the poisoned then he gets stabbed soon Laertes dies. Hamlet stabs Claudius and he made him drink the rest of the poisoned wine. Claudius dies then before Hamlet dies he tells Horatio a story. When Fortinbras came he took

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