What is a nunnery in Hamlet?
Hamlet’s misogyny goes further. “Nunnery” was an Elizabethan slang term for a brothel. That makes his suggestion that she should get herself to a nunnery doubly offensive. On the one hand he is telling her to preserve her virtue and on the other suggesting that she should overindulge.
What does Hamlet mean when he tells Ophelia Get thee to a nunnery?
When he states “get thee to a nunnery” to Ophelia, he is expressing pent-up anger towards his mother, who he feels has been unfaithful and incestuous when she married his uncle. At the beginning of the play itself, we see a brooding Hamlet who seems almost more upset by his mother’s marriage than by his father’s death.
What is the importance of the nunnery scene in Hamlet?
In the play of Hamlet the nunnery scene (Act 3 scene1) is a very important part of the plot. It develops both characters and themes, it brings new bits of information and it connects the start and end of the play together. In this scene we see Hamlet express the emotions he has and we see him acting on his anger.
What scene is get thee to a nunnery?
Hamlet Act 3 Scene 1
Why didn’t Hamlet kill Claudius when he was praying in the church?
Hamlet does not kill Claudius when he assumes that he is praying because he doesn’t want Claudius to have the luxury of going to heaven while his father, unjustly murdered, suffers in hell. He doesn’t want to do Claudius the “favor” of sending him to heaven.
Were you surprised when Hamlet decided not to kill Claudius while he was praying?
Hamlet doesn’t kill Claudius at that moment because he thinks that Claudius is praying. Hamlet says that killing Claudius now would, “send [this same villain] To heaven” instead of Hell where he belongs. Hamlet vows to kill Cladius as Cladius had killed his father, and not send him to heaven.
What would you do if you were Hamlet?
If I were in Hamlet’s position, I would wait. The worst thing that he can do in the current circumstance is to act on his emotions and commit to a rash act. I would take my time, count my chickens, and see how things develop.
How does Hamlet feel after killing Claudius?
Hamlet kills Polonius by mistake, but he feels no guilt for killing him. After staging the “Mousetrap,” or the play with in the play, to test his theory that Claudius planned and carried out the king’s death. After Claudius runs screaming for light, Hamlet follows his mother to her confront her about what she has done.