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Hamlet: Synopsis

Shakespeare Anyone?

CHAPTER

Claudius and Ophelia in the Room

Ophelia is visibly distressed and sings of lovers and fathers. She does not answer Gertrude when asked why she is singing. Claudius asks the others in the room how long Ophelia has been like this. A messenger enters as Claudius commands his royal guards to guard the door. The messenger delivers news that Laertes has started an insurrection against Claudius and Gertrudes. According to the messenger, the common people are following Laertes and demanding to overrule the electoral body that made Claudius the king. This, Claudius declares, is like death by a thousand cuts to him. Lakerte comes back from France in secret. He is looking

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