Hamlet derides Polonius, but Gertrude interrupts to invite her son to sit beside her. Then Hamlet and Polonius exchange a few words, and Polonius brags about having been murdered by Brutus when he played Julius Caesar in his student days. Horatio, Hamlet's faithful friend, assures his Prince that he will follow Hamlet's instructions to the letter.Īs the courtiers enter the hall, Claudius greets his nephew and asks how Hamlet is, and Hamlet gives a cryptic response. If the play does not reveal Claudius as the killer, Hamlet promises Horatio that he will admit to having seen a "damnèd ghost" rather than the honest spirit of his late father. He asks Horatio to watch the King and note his reaction to a specific speech in Murder of Gonzago.
While the court assembles for the performance, Hamlet explains to Horatio how the play will help prove the Ghost's honesty and reveal Claudius' perfidy. Polonius enters and announces the arrival of the King and Queen to hear the play. He wishes them to be honest he asks them to mirror nature, to be entirely realistic in their portrayals. He tells them not to overact, and not to use large gestures.
Hamlet meets with the actors and instructs them as to the nature of proper acting.
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