Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge. With all
his crimes broad blown
, as flush as May; And how his audit stands who knows save heaven. … He realizes that if Claudius dies while praying (i.e., repenting for his sins), he'll go to heaven.
What does Hamlet mean when he says this is hire and salary not revenge?
Therefore, if he were to die at this moment, he might be admitted into heaven, no matter how awful his previous sins. SARAH: That would be “hire and salary”, as Hamlet puts it, as
if Claudius had been hired to kill the king, and his salary, or payment, would be getting sent to heaven.
What are Hamlet's reasons for not killing Claudius when he had the opportunity?
Hamlet hesitates to kill Claudius in act 3 because Claudius appears to be praying. Hamlet fears that if Claudius dies while praying, when his soul is at its most pure, he will go directly to heaven.
Hamlet wants Claudius to go to hell for his sins
, so he reasons he cannot risk killing him now.
Which statement best explains why Shakespeare alludes to Hecuba throughout Act 2 Scene 2 Hamlet?
Which statement best explains why Shakespeare alludes to Hecuba throughout Act II, Scene ii of Hamlet?
Like Gertrude, Hecuba has married the brother of her dead husband. Like Gertrude, Hecuba shows little emotion after the death of her husband. In contrast to Gertrude, Hecuba takes revenge on her husband's killer.
Who said a villain kills my father and for that I his sole son do this same villain send to heaven?
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
“A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do the same villain send to heaven. O' this is hire and salary, not revenge” (Hamlet, pg. 68).
Is Hamlet faking his madness?
Despite the evidence that
Hamlet actually is mad
, we also see substantial evidence that he is just pretending. The most obvious evidence is that Hamlet himself says he is going to pretend to be mad, suggesting he is at least sane enough to be able to tell the difference between disordered and rational behavior.
Can one be pardoned and retain the offense?
My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen. May one be pardoned and retain th' offense?
Buys out the law
. But 'tis not so above.
What are the reasons of Hamlet's delay in taking revenge?
Hamlet's true anger and feelings towards Claudius are conveyed here, and
his desperation for Claudius' suffering
provides the reason for the delay in Hamlet's revenge, as he wants to ensure that Claudius' soul has the greatest chance of going to hell. Hamlet's feelings towards his mother also play a part.
Why does Gertrude think Hamlet is mad?
Queen Gertrude, who is Hamlet's mother, speculates that the cause of this disturbance may be
that he is in love with Ophelia, daughter of Polonius
. This would be a very unequal match for a Prince of Denmark. The Queen then enlists Ophelia's aid in helping discern Hamlet's mental state.
Does Hamlet want to sleep with Gertrude?
No,
Hamlet did not sleep with his mother
. There's no evidence in the text to suggest that he did. However, this hasn't stopped successive generations of literary scholars from using Freud's concept of the Oedipus complex to put forward the notion of an incestuous relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude.
What is the effect of Hamlet's use of metaphor in this excerpt?
What is the effect of Hamlet's use of metaphors in this excerpt?
It establishes that Hamlet suffers hardships
.
What choice did the writer of this adaptation make?
What choice did the writer of this adaptation make?
The writer made the language more modern
.
What does this part of the soliloquy reveal about Hamlet He is distraught and unsure?
What does this part of the soliloquy reveal about Hamlet? He is distraught and unsure.
Encourages Laertes to seek revenge against Hamlet.
… Hamlet wants to kill Claudius, but he wants to be sure Claudius will suffer.
What does Hamlet say about revenge?
Commanded by his father's ghost in Act 1 to ‘Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder' by his brother Claudius, who has robbed him of his wife and throne as well as his life, Hamlet swears that
‘with wings as swift / As meditation, or the thoughts of love
,' he will ‘sweep to [his] revenge' (1.5. 25, 29–31).
Who says to cut his throat I the church?
When he asks
Laertes
what he would do to prove himself a loyal son, Laertes responds without hesitation: ‘To cut his throat i'th'church' (line 125) as if he too had been watching the play and seen Hamlet unable to kill Claudius at prayer (III. 3).
Why does Laertes want revenge?
In 4.5, Laertes is bent on revenge
against Hamlet due to the fact that he has killed Polonius, his father
. Now while this might be a slight exaggeration on the part of Laertes, it does prove the point that he is completely committed to seeking revenge on Hamlet due to him killing his father. …
