Does Claudius what Hamlet to return to Wittenburg?
Na bruh.
100
How long has Hamlet's father been dead?
2 months bruuuuuuuuh.
200
What does Claudius ask Hamlet to do in lines 110–111 (“We pray you, throw to earth / This unprevailing woe”)?
Quit yo cryin' fool!
200
What does Hamlet mean when he wishes his “sullied flesh would melt / Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew”?
He wants his skin to melt off. He wants to die.
300
What is the impact of placing the word “son” at the end of both the line and the speech itself in line 121?
It emphasizes the fact that this entire speech is given by someone who isn’t Hamlet’s father but is attempting to take his place. Who's yo daddy now?
300
What reason does Hamlet give for not committing suicide?
Hamlet believes that suicide is a sin, forbidden by God.
400
What kind of relationship does Claudius attempt to establish with Hamlet in lines 111–121? Hint: There could be more than one kind of relationship.
Side one: Claudius wants Hamlet to think of him as a father. Claudius wants a close relationship with Baby H.
Side two: Claudius is shady AF. He is manipulating Hamlet by asking him not to go back to school. He is trying to take the place of Hamlet’s father.
400
How does Hamlet describe his father and mother's marriage?
Hamlet’s father was very loving towards his mother, even protecting her face from "the winds of heaven.” Hamlet's mother was hungry and had an "increase of appetite" for her former husband father (yowzaa!)
500
How does Hamlet view the world?
He describes the world as “stale, flat and unprofitable," and curses it, saying “Fie on’t, ah fie!” He also compares it to to an unweeded garden.