But perhaps the best example of Hamlet’s double-speak is his first line in the play. When Claudius refers to him as “my son,” Hamlet replies somewhat aggressively: “A little more than kin, and less than kind” (I. ii.
Q. Who is Hamlet talking to when he says get thee to a nunnery?
When he states “get thee to a nunnery” to Ophelia, he is expressing pent-up anger towards his mother, who he feels has been unfaithful and incestuous when she married his uncle.
Q. Who is brought to be buried Hamlet?
Laertes follows. In his intense grief, Laertes leaps into his sister’s grave to hold her body again and orders the gravediggers to bury him alive. Provoked by this show of grief, Hamlet then reveals himself. After grappling with Laertes, Hamlet declares that he loved Ophelia more than forty thousand brothers could.
Q. What does Hamlet talk about while he and Horatio watch the clowns dig the grave?
As he and Horatio watch and listen to the clowns talk about the person for whom they are digging a grave, Hamlet realizes that the dead person must have committed suicide because this burial is going to be such a furtive affair.
Q. Who speaks the most in Hamlet?
Who talks the most in Hamlet?
| Rank | Character | Average speech length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamlet, son of the former king and nephew to the present king | Average word count: 32 |
| 2 | Horatio, friend to Hamlet | Average word count: 17 |
| 3 | Claudius, King of Denmark | Average word count: 41 |
| 4 | Polonius, Lord Chamberlain | Average word count: 30 |
Q. How do Hamlet and the Gravedigger view death differently?
5. How do Hamlet and the gravedigger view death differently? The gravediggers were arguing about whether or not she should be buried on church grounds and think that she is only being buried there because of her status. Hamlet believes that once someone is dead they are all the same.
Q. Where does Hamlet say he is pretending to be mad?
Hamlet makes this proclamation in act 1, scene 5, just after the ghost of his father visits and tells Hamlet about the evils of Claudius and the betrayal of Gertrude.
Q. Who did Hamlet kill?
By the end of the tragedy, Hamlet has caused the deaths of Polonius, Laertes, Claudius, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two acquaintances of his from childhood. He is also indirectly involved in the deaths of his love Ophelia (drowning) and of his mother Gertrude (poisoned by Claudius by mistake).
Q. Does Horatio know all Hamlet’s plans?
Horatio is the first main character to know of Hamlet’s return to Denmark. Horatio only doubts Hamlet’s judgement once, when Hamlet has arranged for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to be killed. Otherwise, Horatio supports every decision Hamlet makes.
Q. Is Horatio in Romeo and Juliet?
There is no character in Romeo and Juliet named Horatio, though the stage direction for this scene does specify the presence of “five or six other Maskers, Torch-bearers.” ‘How odd,’ I thought.
Q. Why is Horatio in Denmark?
Claudius takes Laertes away to explain the details of Polonius’ murder. Horatio tells Gertrude that he has received a letter from Hamlet to say that he has returned to Denmark and that he uncovered Claudius’ plot to have him killed on arrival in England.
Q. What is the Ophelia Syndrome?
Ophelia is a character in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Ophelia syndrome, named after her, may refer to: Ophelia syndrome, a medical condition characterized by Hodgkin lymphoma with autoimmune limbic encephalitis, caused by anti-metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 antibodies (mGluR5)
Q. Why is it called Ophelia Syndrome?
This clinical entity is termed the Ophelia syndrome (OS), after Shakespeare’s unfortunate Danish maiden.
Q. Does Ophelia sing?
Ophelia enters singing about death and betrayal. After Ophelia has gone, Claudius agonizes over her madness and over the stir created by the return of an angry Laertes.
Q. Where was Ophelia filmed?
Prague
Q. Does Hamlet die in Ophelia?
Ophelia sadly bids him goodbye and leaves Elsinore for good. Both Hamlet and Laertes are killed when they are wounded by his poisoned sword.
Q. What is Ophelia movie?
As a rebellious and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle by Queen Gerturde as one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting. Soon enough, Ophelia captures the affections of the young Prince Hamlet. A passionate romance secretly kindles between the two as the kingdom is on the brink of war amidst its own political intrigue and betrayal. When Hamlet’s father is murdered and the prince begins to unravel, Ophelia sharply navigates the rules of power in Denmark.
