During the scene, Shakespeare implements various dialogues and soliloquy to enhance the moods and achieve crucial dramatic purposes. ... Claudius accentuates the danger of Hamlet's madness to his subjects and proposes the plan to send Hamlet away. ... Claudius wants to secure his throne by sending Hamlet to England; hence this is foreshadowing future occurrences since Hamlet does get sent away. ... Moreover, the King demonstrates extreme irony when he at first desires Hamlet's stay in Elsinore, where he can keep an eye on Hamlet, and requests him not to return to Wittenberg. Yet now,...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate