What information do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern provide the king and queen?
They tell them Hamlet wishes the King and Queen to see a play that night. They both accept.
What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tell Claudius that Hamlet is excited about in Act 3 Scene 1?
What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tell Claudius that Hamlet is excited about in Act 3, Scene 1? Seeing the players perform. Polonius asks Claudius to arrange for Hamlet to go somewhere after the play’s performance.
What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tell Hamlet is the reason for their visit?
they want to see the actors. the King and Queen asked them to come. he will get no pleasure from the actors. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are guilty of killing his father.
What is the king’s response to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s message to the king?
What is the King’s response? He talks about whether it’s better to live or commit suicide. He would kill himself but he’s worried about what happens after a person dies especially if they commit suicide.
Why is Hamlet so upset with himself in this speech?
Hamlet is angry with himself for procrastinating and failing to take revenge for his father’s death. He is upset because he is unable to show the passion in real life that the player can show on stage.
What does Hamlet say is wrong with him?
What does Hamlet tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is wrong with him? He’s lost all sense of fun, there is no longer any meaning to his life.
What happens before Hamlet says to be or not to be?
Before Hamlet begins his soliloquy, Claudius and Polonius are revealed to be hiding in an attempt to eavesdrop on Hamlet (and later Ophelia when she enters the scene). Now, what the audience doesn’t know is whether Hamlet knows he is being listened to.
What is the worth of a man quote?
Quotes Thoughts On The Business Of Life The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.
What are the three sources of Hamlet?
Shakespeare’s sources for Hamlet
- Ancient Scandinavian sagas. Kyd and Shakespeare were the latest spinners of an age-old yarn originating in the ancient sagas of Scandinavia.
- Belleforest’s Histoires Tragiques.
- Montaigne’s Essays.
- The literature of melancholy.
How old is the story of Hamlet?
Hamlet, in full Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1599–1601 and published in a quarto edition in 1603 from an unauthorized text, with reference to an earlier play.