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... what's bothering him. 'How is it that the clouds still hang on you?' Claudius asks (I.2.66). 'Why seems it so ... what cause 'a will by no means speak' (III.1.5–6). Hamlet is irritated by the presumption of Guildenstern, who won't play ...
... what's bothering him. 'How is it that the clouds still hang on you?' Claudius asks (I.2.66). 'Why seems it so ... what cause 'a will by no means speak' (III.1.5–6). Hamlet is irritated by the presumption of Guildenstern, who won't play ...
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... what Shakespeare writes and what other authors do with similar stories, themes and genres are always instructive. These contemporary writings are not merely sources or background for Hamlet; they do not offer a chronicle of the ...
... what Shakespeare writes and what other authors do with similar stories, themes and genres are always instructive. These contemporary writings are not merely sources or background for Hamlet; they do not offer a chronicle of the ...
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... what's past. Avoid what is to come; And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker. (III.4.150–53) What she must not do is Let the bloat King tempt you again to bed, Pinch wanton on your cheek, call you his mouse, And ...
... what's past. Avoid what is to come; And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker. (III.4.150–53) What she must not do is Let the bloat King tempt you again to bed, Pinch wanton on your cheek, call you his mouse, And ...
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... what it would' (IV.5.125–6). Notice, though, that the ruling elite closes ranks in the face of a threat from the lower orders. Gertrude's most specific moment of solidarity with Claudius occurs when Laertes encourages 'a riotous head ...
... what it would' (IV.5.125–6). Notice, though, that the ruling elite closes ranks in the face of a threat from the lower orders. Gertrude's most specific moment of solidarity with Claudius occurs when Laertes encourages 'a riotous head ...
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... What started at the Globe theatre in or around 1600 has since become the most global of plays. What every production of Hamlet, whether in Stratford-upon-Avon or Singapore, has in common is the need to negotiate a set of challenges that ...
... What started at the Globe theatre in or around 1600 has since become the most global of plays. What every production of Hamlet, whether in Stratford-upon-Avon or Singapore, has in common is the need to negotiate a set of challenges that ...
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