What play did Hamlet present to King Claudius?
Claudius asks Hamlet for the play’s title, to which Hamlet replies, The Mousetrap. He says that the play presents the true story of a murder carried out in Vienna.
What is the name of Hamlet’s stages to judge Claudius guilt?
The play-within-a-play tells the story of Gonzago, the Duke of Vienna, and his wife, Baptista, who marries his murdering nephew, Lucianus. Hamlet believes that the play is an opportunity to establish a more reliable basis for Claudius’s guilt than the claims of the ghost.
What is Hamlet’s plan involving Claudius and the play?
At the end of act 2, scene 2, Hamlet describes how he plans on using the actors to confirm that Claudius murdered his father. When the group of actors arrive, Hamlet plans for them to perform the play The Murder of Gonzago in front of King Claudius and Gertrude in the hopes that the king will reveal his guilt.
What is the name of the play Hamlet requests?
Kristal Danielson, M.A. Technically, Hamlet makes two requests of the player: he first asks the actor to put on a play called The Murder of Gonzago and then asks whether he would be able to memorize and insert a short speech (roughly a dozen lines) that Hamlet himself will provide (2.2. 563–569).
What good news did Voltemand and Cornelius bring?
The correct answer is the following: Voltemand and Cornelius bring to Claudius the news that the king of Norway has ordered Fortinbras to stop the attack of Denmark. Instead, he wants to attack Poland which requires Fortinbras’ marching through Denmark. This is why he asks for permission to do that.
Why does Polonius state that brevity is the soul of wit?
‘Brevity is the soul of wit’ is a Shakespeare quote that has become one of his most enduring idioms. It is spoken by Polonius, in act 2, scene 2 of Hamlet. ‘Brevity’ is the soul of wit’ means that one can say a lot more by using the minimum of language to convey something.
Why is Polonius’s line 98 I will be brief ironic in this scene?
If brevity is the soul of wit, Polonius has little wit indeed. This line is ironic because Polonius is anything but brief, condemning himself with his own endless empty talking as lacking the soul of wit. Polonius is now convinced that Hamlet’s odd behavior is due to love-sickness.
What report is delivered by Cornelius Voltimand?
Voltimand reports that the king has chastised Fortinbras for his actions, which were undertaken under the pretext that Norway was about to invade Poland.
Does Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die?
When their ship is attacked by pirates, Hamlet returns to Denmark, leaving Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to die; he comments in Act V, Scene 2 that “They are not near my conscience; their defeat / Does by their own insinuation grow.” Ambassadors returning later report that “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead.”