Hamlet coaches the First Player on how to give his speech. He asks Horatio to watch Claudius as to his reaction to a certain scene. He refuses to sit by his mother, but asks to lay his head on Ophelia's lap while laying at her feet. He laments the cheerfulness of his mother in light of his father's recent death. A "dumb show" or silent pantomime begins, which depicts the scenario presented by the Ghost as to the poisoning of Hamlet's father. Later on, as the play recapitulates the death scene, Claudius calls for the lights. He lives. Hamlet calls for music as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern re-enter. Guildenstern has been sent to Hamlet by the Queen, who is extremely upset. She calls for him. Then, Polonius beseeches his presence for the.....
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