![]() That was the king, right? Clearly, Hamlet thinks it was. Hamlet is convinced he's killed "a rat," a.k.a., Claudius, until Polonius cries out and Gertrude says, "What have you done?" Um, I'm not sure, Hamlet says. Polonius, still behind the curtain, echoes Gertrude's cry for help, which causes Hamlet to turn and stab him through the tapestry. POLONIUS, behind the arras What ho! Help!Ī bloody deed-almost as bad, good mother,Īs kill a king and marry with his brother. At this point, the Queen gets a little worried and cries out for help. Hamlet tells her she's not going anywhere until he gets her to look deeply into the mirror (figuratively) so she can see just how badly she's behaved. Gertrude is feeling pretty disrespected by Hamlet, so she moves to call in some other people (probably Polonius and Claudius) to talk to him. What wilt thou do? Thou wilt not murder me? Where you may see the inmost part of you. ![]() Nay, then I’ll set those to you that can speak.Ĭome, come, and sit you down you shall not budge. You are the Queen, your husband’s brother’s wife, 20Īnd (would it were not so) you are my mother. Gertrude reprimands Hamlet for upsetting Claudius with the play, but Hamlet turns the tables and starts attacking her for marrying her husband's brother. Go, go, you question with a wicked tongue. Mother, you have my father much offended.Ĭome, come, you answer with an idle tongue. Hamlet, thou hast thy father much offended. As Hamlet approaches, Polonius hides behind a tapestry. Polonius says she should tell him his pranks have gone too far, and that she's been covering his royal behind long enough. In Gertrude's bedroom, Polonius coaches Gertrude on what to say to Hamlet. ![]() Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bearĪnd that your Grace hath screened and stood ![]()
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