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- Act 4, Scene 1
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- Hamlet Full Text
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- Hamlet History
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- Hamlet in Modern English
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- Hamlet Themes
Hamlet is a political drama. Hamlet’s uncle has murdered his...
- Modern Hamlet Ebook
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- To Be Or Not To Be
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- Act 4, Scene 1
- Claudius asks Gertrude where Hamlet is. She tells him that Hamlet has killed Polonius.
- Gentlemen ask Hamlet where he has put Polonius' body. Hamlet replies in a way they cannot understand.
- Claudius asks Hamlet where Polonius' body is. Claudius tells Hamlet that he is being sent to England.
- Hamlet comes across the army of Fortinbras as he marches to attack Poland. Hamlet questions the point of the war.
The idiom "there's the rub" means "there's the problem" or "there's the catch." It is used to express a difficulty or obstacle that prevents a desired outcome. The idiom is often used in a humorous or ironic way, to suggest that there is always a catch, even when things seem to be going well.
We also followed standard practice in glossing obsolete or unfamiliar words (“contumely” at line 71, “fardels” at line 76, “bourn” at line 79), noting proverbial phrases (“a sea of troubles” at line 59), explaining metaphors (“rub” from bowls at line 65, “quietus” from finance at line 75), and occasionally clarifying ...
What is Tragic Irony? Annotations for Hamlet's soliloquies, with detailed analysis for each key line.
Shakespeare’s source, referred to by scholars as the “Ur-Hamlet”, was a lost play popular in London in the 1580s. It was believed to have been written by Thomas Kyd, who based it on a tale in François Belleforest’s collection Histoires Tragiques (1580).
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1.1.176 169 185Unto young Hamlet, for, upon my life, 1.1.177 170 186 This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. 1.1.178 171 187 Do you consent we shall acquaint him with it