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In act 3 scene 4, Hamlet has been summoned to his mother's room. Give detailed directions to the actor playing Hamlet.
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In act 3 scene 4, Hamlet has been summoned to his mother's room. Give detailed directions to the actor playing Hamlet, you should comment upon: * The delivery of the lines * Actions, gestures and facial expressions * Relevant connections to other parts of the play In the previous scene Polonius has plotted with the king to spy on hamlet whilst he talks to his mother (Gertrude) to asses Hamlet's behaviour. Hamlet has been called to his mother's room as of his manifestation of "madness" during the play within the play, which Hamlet set up so he'd stir up everything and everybody in the court. As a result of his "antic disposition" he's proved (to himself) that Claudius (the King) murdered his father (King Hamlet). Hamlets emotions are tearing him in two. He is the only person who knows the truth of his father's death (apart from Claudius himself). He'd love to tell his mother...
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