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HAMLET. O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count 265 myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams. HAMLET. Oh God, I could be trapped inside a nutshell and consider myself a king of infinite space, if only I didn’t have bad dreams.
- Summary & Analysis
As Hamlet approaches, reading a book, Polonius hurries the...
- Act 4, Scene 5
CLAUDIUS. Oh, this is the poison of deep grief. It springs...
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Hamlet (Modern, Quarto 2) 191 Flourish. Enter Claudius, King of Denmark, Gertrude the Queen, 176 192 Council--as Polonius and his son Laertes, 177 193 Hamlet, with others [including Voltemand and Cornelius]. 185 200 Together with remembrance of ourselves. 192 207 Taken to wife.
Hamlet in Modern English: Act 2, Scene 2. The king and queen were holding court. The first item of business was with two young men, companions of Hamlet’s childhood, whom Claudius had secretly summoned. He had a proposition to put to them and they were immensely impressed that they had been singled out by the King of Denmark for a special ...
Jun 2, 2020 · Act 2, scene 2 Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. When Hamlet himself enters, he is confronted first by Polonius and then by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, whom he quickly identifies as Claudius’s spies. As they talk, a company of touring actors enters.
- Claudius
- Gertrude
- Guildenstern
- Voltemand
Welcome, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. I really wanted to see you while you’re here at Elsinore, but I also need your help. That’s why I’ve sent for you. You’ve heard of Hamlet’s “transformation” – let’s call it that. He doesn’t look or act like he used to. I can’t imagine what’s caused this change, other than his father’s death. Since you know him...
Gentlemen, he has often talked about you. I’m sure there’s not two others with whom he’s closer. If you would be so kind as to extend your stay awhile to help us, your efforts will receive the thanks befitting a king.
We will comply fully with your request, do everything within our power, and be completely at your disposal.
He returns your greetings and wishes of good health. As soon as we met with him, he sent out an order restraining his nephew’s army, which he thought was preparing to attack Poland. When he looked into the matter further, and found out that it was intended to be used against your highness, he was extremely upset that, due to his old age and feeblen...
At the instruction of King Claudius, Hamlet’s friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern try to uncover why he is morose. In Norway, Fortinbras’s uncle has pacified his nephew; they now want to only pass through Denmark to reach Poland. Polonius thinks Hamlet is mad, sharing love letters he wrote to Ophelia with Claudius and Gertrude.
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Summary: Act II, scene ii. Within the castle, Claudius and Gertrude welcome Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two of Hamlet’s friends from Wittenberg. Increasingly concerned about Hamlet’s erratic behavior and his apparent inability to recover from his father’s death, the king and queen have summoned his friends to Elsinore in the hope that ...
