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Shakespeare's Hamlet 1 Act 1
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Crack open your copy of Hamlet, because it's time to discuss what happens during the course of Act I. Sadly, it has nothing to do with ham. 

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Shakespeare's Hamlet 2 The Setting
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What is the setting of Hamlet, and how does it contribute to the overall feel of the play?

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Shakespeare's Hamlet 3 To Thine Own Self
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What does the line "to thine own self be true" mean in the context of the play? And why do so many people use it as their senior yearbook quote? Pe...

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Shakespeare's Hamlet 7 Claudius' Monologue 46 Views


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What does Claudius' monologue reveal about his own character? Easy: that he likes to monologue. Self-centered much, buddy? 

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Thank you We sneak in Claudius is monologue What does

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claudius his monologue reveal about his own character So the

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monologue that claudius gives is a kind of self exculpation

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It's him trying to absolve himself of guilt and it's

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A monologue announced a little queen because it's directed at

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these other people he's trying to explain why he did

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what he did and kind of justify how it is

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that the old king died and that he decided to

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marry gertrude wall Meanwhile they know that there's this invasion

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coming from fortinbras So it's him kind of parsing it

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out and again like maybe presenting himself is less of

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a killer right If they were all from him outside

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he would seem like just some homicidal maniac But hearing

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ashleigh seems he seems pretty normal He seems pretty state

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What does claudius is Monologue reveal about his own character

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