What happens to the King Hamlet and Laertes and the queen?
Hamlet is killed by the poison on Laertes’ sword. Laertes is killed by the poison on his own sword. The Queen is poisoned and killed by the drink the King had prepared for Hamlet.
How does Claudius treat Laertes differently from Hamlet?
How does Claudius treat Hamlet differently than Laertes? Claudius allows Laertes to go to France, but he wants Hamlet to stay because he wants to keep his enemies closer. He does this to force Hamlet to move on from his father. Drawing from his first three lines in the play, give one initial impression of Hamlet.
What drives Ophelia crazy?
Ophelia goes mad because her father, Polonius, whom she deeply loved, has been killed by Hamlet. The fact that this grief drives Ophelia to madness reveals her overwhelming feelings of hopelessness and powerlessness, and the power that the men in Ophelia’s life wield over her.
Why did Hamlet not become king when his father died quizlet?
Why did Hamlet not become king after his father died? Hamlet was at school when his father died and Claudius convinced the council. Also not mentally stable. what is your opinion of the marriage of Gertrude and Claudius?
What aspect of Hamlet’s problems seems to bother him the most?
What aspect of Hamlet’s problem seems to bother him the most? He is most upset about the marriage of his mother, the speed with which she married (less than two months) and the physical lustful nature of her relationship with his uncle.
Why does the ghost of Hamlet’s father appear but not speak to the officers?
Why does the ghost of hamlet’s father appear but not speak to the officers on sentinel duty? The Ghost wants to speak to Hamlet directly.
What reasons does Laertes give Ophelia for not trusting Hamlet’s love?
Explain the reasons that Laertes and Polonius give Ophelia to convince her not to trust Hamlet’s love. Laertes says that he doesn’t think Hamlet really loves her and he is just trying to protect his sister. Polonius says that men only want 1 thing and he is just saying this so it doesn’t damage the family name.
Why does Hamlet say in line 42 that his soul was prophetic?
Meaning: Hamlet exclaims that he has a prophetic soul because prophetic means predicting and Hamlet predicted earlier that his uncle had something to do with his fathers’s death. Hamlet is not happy that his prediction is correct so he is cursing the fact that his hunch became a reality.
What is Laertes advice to Ophelia?
Laertes’ advice to Ophelia about Hamlet is that she should stay far away from him. He reminds her that she is the mere daughter of the King’s advisor and that he is the Prince. She should not take his advances seriously because he is using her.
What does Hamlet threaten if his friends won’t let him go?
What does he threaten if his friends won’t let him go? Hamlet thinks that the ghost has something important to tell him, but also wants to know if it is really his father.
Why is Hamlet so afraid of the ghost in this scene?
Being a thing immortal as itself? When Horatio and Marcellus attempt to restrain Hamlet through physical force, he shouts that his “fate cries out,” making it impossible for him not to see the matter with the Ghost through until the end. His intuition is telling him this is something important.