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- Hamlet kills Polonius in act 3, scene 4 of William Shakespeare 's Hamlet because he believes him to be King Claudius, the man who killed Hamlet's father and against whom Hamlet spends the entire play seeking revenge.
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Feb 13, 2015 · Hamlet hides Polonius body, refusing to let him have a proper burial. Act 4 scenes 2 and 3 are actually devoted entirely to the search for Polonius’ body: Rosencrantz.
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Through the death of Polonius, Hamlet has committed the very crime which he was seeking to punish; the son of a father murdered has himself murdered a father. Retribution will call up against him a son, at whose hands he will meet his fate.
Hamlet lifts the arras and discovers Polonius’s body: he has not killed the king and achieved his revenge but has murdered the relatively innocent Polonius. He bids the old man farewell, calling him an “intruding fool” (III.iv.30). He turns to his mother, declaring that he will wring her heart.
Oct 3, 2024 · Why does Hamlet kill Polonius? Hamlet kills Polonius in act 3, scene 4 of William Shakespeare's Hamlet because he believes him to be King Claudius, the man who killed...
Oct 7, 2024 · Quick answer: The significance of Polonius' death in Hamlet is that it triggers a series of tragic events that lead to the play's bloody conclusion. Hamlet's impulsive...
Jun 2, 2020 · Polonius echoes her cry, and Hamlet, thinking Polonius to be Claudius, stabs him to death. Hamlet then verbally attacks his mother for marrying Claudius. In the middle of Hamlet’s attack, the Ghost returns to remind Hamlet that his real purpose is to avenge his father’s death.
Polonius's death at the hands of Hamlet causes Claudius to fear for his own life, Ophelia to go mad, and Laertes to seek revenge, which leads to the duel in the final act. Various other versions end with all the dead coming back to life, but that is dependent on the version.
