Question

answer these questions: 1 - what happens to ophelia? 2 - who is laertes? 3 - what does cladius convince laertes about? 4 - why is hamlet returning to denmark? 5 - how does claudius plan to use laertess desire for revenge? 6 - what will hamlet and laertes do? 7 - what will claudious do to laertes blade? why? 8 - what is claudiuss backup plan? 9 - what does hamlet tell laertes when he returns from england? 10 - what does hamlet tell horatio? sixth part — the sword - fighting begins. hamlet scores the first hit, but declines to drink from the kings proffered goblet. instead, gertrude takes a drink from it and is swiftly killed by the poison. laertes succeeds in wounding hamlet, though hamlet does not die of the poison immediately. first, laertes is cut by his own swords blade, and, after revealing to hamlet that claudius is responsible for the queens death, he dies from the blades poison. hamlet then stabs claudius through with the poisoned sword and forces him to drink down the rest of the poisoned wine. claudius dies, and hamlet dies immediately after achieving his revenge. answer these questions: 1 - who drinks the poisoned drink? 2 - how does laertes die? 3 - what does laertes reveal before he dies? 4 - what does hamlet do next? 5 - what happens to hamlet? 6 - what will hamlet and laertes do? 7 - what will claudius do to laertes blade? why?

Explanation:

1. Ophelia goes mad and drowns. She is driven to madness by the death of her father Polonius and Hamlet's rejection.
2. Laertes is Ophelia's brother and a nobleman of Denmark. He is passionate and quick - tempered.
3. Claudius convinces Laertes that Hamlet is responsible for Polonius' death and his sister's madness, inciting Laertes' revenge.
4. Hamlet is returning to Denmark because his ship was attacked by pirates who brought him back.
5. Claudius plans to use Laertes' desire for revenge by arranging a sword - fight between Laertes and Hamlet, with Laertes' sword poisoned.
6. They will engage in a sword - fight.
7. Claudius will poison Laertes' blade to ensure Hamlet's death during the sword - fight.
8. Claudius' backup plan is to offer Hamlet a poisoned drink during the fight.
9. Hamlet tells Laertes that he was mad when he killed Polonius, not out of malice.
10. Hamlet tells Horatio to live and tell his story.

For the second set of questions:

1. Gertrude drinks the poisoned drink.
2. Laertes is cut by his own poisoned sword and dies from the poison.
3. Laertes reveals that Claudius is responsible for the queen's death.
4. Hamlet stabs Claudius with the poisoned sword and forces him to drink the rest of the poisoned wine.
5. Hamlet dies immediately after achieving his revenge.
6. They engage in a sword - fight (already answered in the context of the play's plot earlier).
7. Claudius poisons Laertes' blade to kill Hamlet during the sword - fight.

Answer:

1. Ophelia goes mad and drowns.
2. Laertes is Ophelia's brother and a nobleman.
3. That Hamlet is responsible for Polonius' death and Ophelia's madness.
4. His ship was attacked by pirates who brought him back.
5. By arranging a poisoned - sword sword - fight between Laertes and Hamlet.
6. Engage in a sword - fight.
7. Poison it to kill Hamlet.
8. Offer Hamlet a poisoned drink.
9. That he was mad when he killed Polonius.
10. To live and tell his story.

For the second set:

1. Gertrude.
2. Cut by his own poisoned sword and dies from the poison.
3. That Claudius is responsible for the queen's death.
4. Stabs Claudius with the poisoned sword and forces him to drink the poisoned wine.
5. Dies immediately after revenge.
6. Engage in a sword - fight.
7. Poison it to kill Hamlet.