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A ghostly rneeting
Hamlet, meanwhile,hasgonero the castlebattlcmentswith
Horatio. Vhen the Ghosrappears,he speaksro Hamlel, as
the spirit of his dead farhcr. The Ghosrrells how he was
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Hamlet feignsmadness
Hamlerdecidcs ro llnd proofof his unclc's\\ickedncss. He
is dclerminedlo kill thc King, and pretendsro bc mad in
ordcr to trick him. Ophelia, Lacrtes'sister,$ho hasbeen
courtedby Hamlet, noticeshis strangebehaviour.Shetells
her father. Polonius,rvho decidcslhat Hamlet is lovcsick
for Ophelia.
Claudius, thc King, is also worried about Hamlet's
behaviour.He scndsfor Rosencrantz and Guildenstern,old
schoolfriendsof Hamlet, and asks if they canfind out what
is wrong with him.
Hamlet soondiscoventhat they are messengcrs from the
Kine. He describcshis melancholyto them.
Hamlet's melancholy
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Hamlet on life and derrh
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King now knows thar it is not love that disturbs
Hamlct.He suspectsHamletof cvil plansand decidesro
sendhim to England.
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it difficuh.Hamlet,seeinghim alonc,rejecrsrhc chanccro
kill him. Ifthe King'spraycrsrvcrchcard,argucsHamlctto
himself,Claudiusmight bc forgivcnand rvouldnor suifcr
thc fircs of hell.
Poloniusbehindthe arras
Hamlct has becn summonedro scc his mothcr and shc
agreesthal l'olonius should hidc behind thc arras,or
lapcstry curtain,to listcn to thcir convcrsation.Hamler
speaksharshlyto his mother,threateningher, and Polonius
criesout, alarmedfor her safety.Hamlcr, bclievingit to be
thc King, draws his sword and rhrusrs ir rhrough rhc
curtain.Polonius fallsdcadat his fcct.
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Quecn,convinccd thathersonis mad,tellsrhcKing
of Polonius'sdeath.Claudiusknou'sthat the blurv was
intendedfor him and insisrsthat Hamlcr lcavefor lJngland
at once.
Ophelia'smadness
Soonafter Hamletsetsout for Iingland,it bccomesobvious
that Opheliahasgonemadbecauscofher fdthcr'sdeathand
thc lossof Hamlet'slove. 'rVhen sorrowscome,rhcv come
nol singlespics,But in batralions,'observes
Claudius.
Ophelia'slament
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rhal rhe lcncingmlrch llkc placc.
Hamlet's death
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rrith Hlnlct. but Hutlct tnsiststh:rt hc rem.In llive to rell
I lamlct'sstorv and clcnrhis nlmc.
Ilclirrc hc dics. Ilamlct lppoinrs lhc \1)ung Nor$.cgiln
prince. Iirrtinbrls. as his succcssorto lhc Ihronc. As
l hmle l dies in Hor:rrios arms. I loratio bids him a hst
larcrrcll.
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