Act 1, Scene 2 The scene opens in contrast to the previous one, as King Claudius celebrates his recent wedding to Gertrude in a bright, joyous castle room surrounded by courtiers. A brooding Hamlet sits outside the action. It is two months since his father's death and his widow has alre...
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ACT I SCENE I Elsinore. A platform before the castle. [FRANCISCO at his post. Enter to him BERNARDO] BERNARDO Who's there? FRANCISCO Nay, answer me: stand, and unfold yourself. BERNARDO Long live the king! FRANCISCO Bernardo? BERNARDO He. FRANCISCO You come most carefully upon your hour....
1 of 3 Watch William Shakespeare's tragic eponymous protagonist bemoan the unweeded garden that is the worldHamlet speaks his world-weary soliloquy “O, that this too too sullied flesh would melt” (Hamlet, Act I, scene 2). See all videos for this article ...
The acting is generally horrible, especially Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who are really just cringe inducing. Many of the characters seem to be miscast and Claudius can't get through a scene without smiling a little multiple times.Thumbs down. Helpful•7 1 ...
: Act 1, Scene 3 Enter LAERTES and OPHELIA, his sister.LAERTES 1. My necessaries are embark'd: i.e., my luggage is on board the ship. 2-4. as the winds give benefit ... you: i.e., whenever the winds are blowing in the right direction and there is a means to send a ...
Scene 1 An entourage consisting of the king and queen,PoloniusandOphelia, andRosencrantz and Guildensternenters to begin the Act.Claudiusasks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern what they have learned aboutHamlet’s malady. The two reply that they have not been able to find its cause. They do mention,...
‘To be, or not to be’ is the opening line of a monologue spoken by the character Hamlet in Act III, scene 1, of William Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy Hamlet (c. 1599–1601).
sbirth and death carry significant symbolic relevance for modern Turkish history,as will be explained later.In a switch similar to that between Kasım’s murder of his brother and thefuneral, the wedding scene is followed by a break-up scene. Hamlet and Orhanare at the two opposite ends ...
This line is spoken by Marcellus in Act I, scene iv (67), as he and Horatio debate whether or not to follow Hamlet and the ghost into the dark night. The line refers both to the idea that the ghost is an ominous omen for Denmark and to the larger theme of the connection between ...