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-An apparition appears for a split second then vanishes startling the men
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Act I, Scene II
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-Hamlet still grieves his father's death, while his uncles tries to comfort him
-Horatio and Bernardo visit Hamlet to tell him about the apparition
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Act I, Scene IV
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-Horatio and Bernardo advise Hamlet it is unwise to follow it, but he does not
stop
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Act I, Scene V
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-The ghost of his father explains that it was Claudius who had murdered him
by having poison pourd into his ear while he slept
-The ghost wishes for Hamlet to revenge him, but spare Gertrude
-Hamlet denies them, and makes them swear an oath not to tell anyone
about what they have witnessed on that night
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-Polonius warns her again to cut all connections with Hamlet, and then
journeys to council Claudius about the situation
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Encumber'd: Akimbo
Drabbing:Frequenting brothels
Perusal: Study
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-They are asked to either cheer him up or find the root of his strife
-Fortinbras swears not to attack Denmark and instead send his army to
attack Poland
-Polonius tries to discover what is wrong with Hamlet and decides it must be
something to do with Ophelia, which causes him to schedule a meeting
between the two
-Hamlet is aware that they were sent by his mother and uncle to act as
informants
-The players arrive, which gears Hamlet into his plan to spark a reaction out
of Claudius through a play strikingly similar to the murder of his father,
intending to provoke a reaction from Claudius proving his guilt
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Gentry: Courtesy
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-Claudius and Gertrude discuss Hamlet's odd behaviour with Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern, whom are equally as confused
-The King and Polonius plan to spy on his encounter with Ophelia
-Hamlets apologizes to Ohpelia about requesting her suicide, and she tells
him she is going to return the tokens of love
-Hamlet and Ophelia explode into an arguement, then Hamlet denies every
giving her a token of love
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Wonted: Accustomed
Bestow: Place
Commerce: Association
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-Hamlets instructs the players how to act out Hamlet's re-enactment of his
father's murder, to rouse a reaction from Claudius
-Hamlet talks to Horatio and asks him to keep a close eye on Claudius to
watch for any reactions revealing his conviction
-As soon as the murder of the king is re-enacted Claudius leaves, causing the
play to come to stop, and the audience follows him.
-Rosencrantz and Guildenstern enter and inform him that his mother wishes a
private audience with him
-Hamlet intends to be honest with his mother, while remaining to be cool and
collective about the situation
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Censure: Judgement
Occulted: Secret, hidden
Unkenell: Reveal
Confound: As it were
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-Hamlet intends to kill him late, as a good Catholic and he cannot kill a
praying man
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Noyance: Harm
Rank: Foul
In pause: In doubt
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-Gertrude and Polonius wait for Hamlet, Polonius plts to hide behind the
curtains to eavesdrop
-Gertude allows Polonius to listen in , hoping Hamlet will reveal the cause of
his distress
-Gertrude tells him that he has offended Claudius and Hamlet quickly
rebuttles by exclaiming that she has offended his father by marrying his
brother
-Hamlet exclaims that he will make her understand her sins( the queen fears
for her life)
-Polonius screams for help from the cover of the curtains, causing Hamlet to
strike his sword into Polonius believing that it was Claudius concealed behind
the curtains
-The ghost appears only to Hamlet and reminds him of his goal to murder
Claudius
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Straight: Immediately
Rood: Cross
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-She exclaims that if it were him behind the curtains, he would have become
a corpse instead of Polonius
-Claudius expresses his worry, and wishes to handle the situation discreetly
to avoid causing public attention and lose his position as king
-He wants Hamlet to leave immediately and wants Hamlet to explain to the
public what had occured
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Mandate: Command
Pith: Strength
Providence: Foresight
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-Hamlet disposes of Polonius's corpse
Hamlet declines them when they ask to escort him to Claudius, and accuses
them of being Claudius's spies
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Compounded: Mixed
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-The king notifies the people of Denmark about the death of Polonius and of
his plans to send Hamlet to England
-Hamlet reveals that the body of Polonius is located under the castle stairs
-Claudius tells Hamlet to leave for England immediately and sends his peons
to investigate the location of Polonius's corpse
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Bear: Keep
Appliance: Remedy
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-Fortinbras and his army occupy Denmark while they journey to Poland
-Hamlet is puzzled by this, and it reminds him of his goal to avenge his father
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Process: Mandate
Congruing: Agreeing
Present: Immediately
-Horatio hands a letter to the sailors explaining that the ship Hamlet has
boarded has been captured by pirates and is returning to Denmark
-They meet Claudius and then find Hamlet near the countryside
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