She is now married to King Hamlet's brother Claudius. Claudius also replaces King Hamlet as King of Denmark. ... "Is it the king?" ... Claudius gives a sealed letter to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to give to the king of England asking him to kill Hamlet. ... Eventually Hamlet is returned safely to Denmark. ...
It was about two courtiers in a Danish castle. ... Claudius has asked them to return to Denmark for the express purpose of spying on Hamlet. We don't know to what extent Ros and Guil were reluctant to do this, but we have to assume that Claudius threatened them in some way since he is now King. ... After Hamlet kills Polonius accidentally in his mother's bedroom, the King decides to ship him off to England for his protection (As Laertes will return to avenge Polonius) as well as his own (Claudius'). ... On the ship to England there is a sea battle with another ship and Hamlet es...
His uncle, Claudius, marries his mother, the queen, to gain control of the throne. ... Hamlet is visited by the ghost of his dead father, who informs Hamlet that he was killed by Claudius. ... The king and queen start to worry about Hamlet, and so call two of his friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to Denmark so that they may find out what is wrong with Hamlet and why he is acting so odd. ... Hamlet here uses this to show Claudius that even though he is king he will ultimately be eaten by maggots. ... In this final passage, Hamlet has returned from his "trip" to England, where the...
His wife is nowhere to be found, so as a single father he has responsibility at home, and in the court of Denmark as a high-ranking official. ... Hamlet's loathing might have spurred from Polonius" swiftness to serve under Claudius after Hamlet's father died, which helps give a vivid picture of the corruption. ... The third act of Hamlet opens with a remark by the king, Claudius, who instructs Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to discover why Hamlet "puts on this confusion,/ Grating so harshly all his days of quiet/ With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?" ... The King and Queen called Ros...
They do not stand strong and faithful to Hamlet, but act on King Claudius's behalf, in hope of recognition. ... Hamlet is told by a supernatural figure- that may or may not be his father- to avenge himself on Claudius, the King of Denmark. ... He takes a non-aggressive (which makes him the good and "right" character) action to conform Claudius's guilt. ... Instead Hamlet proves Claudius guilt, without making Claudius too suspicious that he has found Claudius out. (Hamlet) "-The play's the thing Wherein I"ll catch the conscience of the king (Act 2, Scene2) O good Horatio,...
