what 2 requests does hamlet ask of the actor?
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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).
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Despite the evidence that Hamlet is actually mad, we also see substantial evidence that he is just pretending. The most obvious evidence is that Hamlet himself says he is going to pretend to be mad, suggesting he is at least sane enough to be able to tell the difference between disordered and rational behavior.
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Both Hamlet and Claudius are driven, dedicated men. Claudius is driven to become the king and amass power, while Hamlet is driven to avenge his father. The two men's conflicting goals don't take away from the similar single-minded focus they have on achieving them.
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JOANNA ROBERTS, school worker: Hamlet wasn't mad because there were times when he had lucid moments. When you listen to him and think about what he says it all sounds sensible. He wasn't potty but he did have a mother complex. He was a depressive and didn't let his feelings out.
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Laertes, a character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, is a young man who wants to protect his sister from heartache and avenge the death of his father, Polonius. Laertes is impulsive and irrational in his quest to avenge his father's death, which ultimately leads to his own demise.
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Hamlet wants Laertes to know that the murder was not done for malicious purposes, but rather because he, Hamlet is mad. ... He basically apologizes for how he has hurt Laertes, but agrees to the fight anyway because he is using it as his means to murder Claudius to exact his revenge.
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Your response should be short, punchy and interesting. Try not to appear too desperate. For example, avoid starting your answer with “You should cast me because…” or “If you cast me I promise you won't be disappointed”.
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What 3 questions does Macbeth ask Banquo? Are you riding a horse, is it far, is Fleance coming? Why does Macbeth want to know if Fleance is coming? What is Macbeth's soliloquy about?
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['Thought/Theme/Ideas. What the play means as opposed to what happens (the plot). ... ', 'Action/Plot. ... ', 'Characters. ... ', 'Language. ... ', 'Music. ... ', 'Spectacle.']
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The player who is "fishing “must have at least one card of the rank that was asked for in their hand. The player who is addressed must hand over all the cards requested. If the player has none, they say, "Go fish!" and the player who made the request draws the top card of the stock and places it in their hand.
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The speech shows us the significance of how the fictional reality of art, can bring out the reality that Hamlet seeks in his uncle. He also believes that the theater exists to "hold the mirror up to nature" and hopes that Claudius will see his evil nature reflected in the performance.
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Hamlet is cruel to Ophelia because he has transferred his anger at Gertrude's marriage to Claudius onto Ophelia. In fact, Hamlet's words suggest that he transfers his rage and disgust for his mother onto all women. He says to Ophelia, “God has given you one face and you make yourselves another.
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Intensely moved, Hamlet swears to remember and obey the ghost. Horatio and Marcellus arrive upon the scene and frantically ask Hamlet what has happened. Shaken and extremely agitated, he refuses to tell them, and insists that they swear upon his sword not to reveal what they have seen.
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In Hamlet, Shakespeare uses the tragedies and deaths to make the play a tragedy; Hamlet is a tragic hero because he is a person of high rank who violated a law, and he poses a threat to society and causes suffering to others through violating the law, which are all characteristics of a tragic hero.
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Ophelia is a super minor character here. She is the daughter of Polonius, and Hamlet may or may not be in love with her. Claudius uses her as a tool (like Ros and Guil) to try to figure out what is wrong with Hamlet.
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['Actually, she knew very little about the man with whom she had promised to spend the summer. ... ', 'He saw a gentleman whom he presumed to be the director, and told him about Helen. ... ', 'At the porch he met two of the landed gentry, one of whom he knew. ... ', 'Whom will you send for?']
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The famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy comes from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (written around 1601) and is spoken by the titular Prince Hamlet in Act 3, Scene 1.