Why does Hamlet tell Claudius that Polonius is at supper?
Why does Hamlet tell Claudius that Polonius is at supper?
*Hamlet tells the king that Polonius is at “supper”, meaning he is the supper for the magots in the ground. *He reveals that the body is stuffed under the steps and they will be able to find him by the smell. *Claudius thinks he is really crazy at this point.
What two places does Hamlet tell Claudius that Polonius is?
Where does Hamlet tell Claudius that Polonius is? At supper. (Not where he is eating, but where he is being eaten).
When Claudius asks hamlet where Polonius is Hamlet replies that?
Hamlet continues this theme of worms, confusing King Claudius (Lines 21-33) and when the King again asks Hamlet where Polonius’ body is, Hamlet replies “In heaven;” cheekily asking him to send his messengers (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern) there to check this (Line 35).
Why is Claudius so shocked by Polonius death?
Polonius’s death likely bothers Claudius primarily because he can assume that Hamlet meant to kill him instead. Claudius exposes his guilt at the play by reacting with shock and recognition to the reenactment of his murder of Hamlet’s father. Claudius knows that Hamlet knows that he murdered Hamlet’s father.
Why yet I live to say this thing to do?
that comes from thinking too much (thinking thoughts that are one part wisdom, three parts cowardice), I don’t know why I’m still alive to say “I have to do this deed” rather than having done it already. I have the motivation, the willpower, the ability, and the means to do it.
Why does Hamlet say rightly to be great?
Hamlet sarcastically turns this whole idea on its head and says that now all a leader (such as young Fortinbras) needs to be “great” is to “find quarrel in a straw.” Fortinbras, whose father died in single combat with Hamlet’s father, apparently thinks his honor is at stake, and so is determined to win the honor of …
Does Gertrude know Claudius killed her husband?
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the general scholarly consensus is no, the Queen does not know that Claudius killed Hamlet’s father until Hamlet tells her. Since Hamlet stops accusing his mother of the murder at this point, it seems he’s satisfied that she’s innocent based on the surprise she shows at having been accused.