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Hamlet SCENE PREVIEWS
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Act IV, scs. i/ii Things are chaotic Queen tells Claudius about Polonius Claudius tells R & G to find Hamlet R & G confront Hamlet—he calls them out for being suckups to Claudius, then bolts Hamlet gets caught
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Act IV, sc. iii Claudius lets people know Hamlet must be exiled to England Public loves Hamlet; they can’t know the real reason for his exile Hamlet and Claudius converse—Hamlet lets Claudius know he KNOWS the real reason for the exile, but goes along with it Claudius orders R & G to follow Hamlet to England When everyone leaves, Claudius reveals his own evil scheme (death to Hamlet)
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Act IV, sc. iv Transitional scene: Hamlet on his way to England Meets a Captain in Fortinbras’s army— is impressed with his resolve and bravery Hamlet recommits (AGAIN) to acting instead of thinking
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Act IV, sc. v Back at Elsinore—a few days later Ophelia has shattered under the strain—she has gone completely insane Laertes brings a rebel army to get revenge on Claudius for his father’s death Claudius talks Laertes down and turns his anger into need for revenge on Hamlet Laertes sees his sister and is devastated by her mental state
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Act IV, sc. vi Horatio gets a letter from Hamlet Hamlet was captured by pirates (deus ex machina, anyone?) and will return to Denmark R & G are still on to England
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Act IV, sc. vii Claudius and Laertes scheme for Hamlet’s death Has to look accidental—can’t hurt the queen, can’t rile up the Danish people (who love Hamlet) Plan A: poisoned/real sword; Plan B: poisoned wine Gertrude comes in with sad news about Ophelia
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