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secret ofkilling the old king. If he sends Hamlet away and Hamlet meets with an”accident”, then he can maintain his innocence by claiming he previouslyhad the opportunity to have Hamlet killed, but he choose to send him awayinstead. When Hamlet is brought before Claudius, he at first doesn’t tell the kingwhere the body is. Hamlet waits for his own opportunity to inform the kingof Polonius’ whereabouts. The king sends some attendants to retrieve thebody. Claudius informs Hamlet that Hamlet must be sent away immediately, becauseof Polonius’ murder. When Hamlet is taken away, and Claudius is left onstage alone, we are told that Claudius is preparing a trap for Hamlet. Claudius is sending notes to the king of England informing him that Hamletis to be executed immediately after his arrival. Claudius is looking outfor his own self-interest. Text: Act IV, Scene iii—————————————————————————Act IV, Scene iv:Fortinbras’ army is on the outskirts of Denmark. Fortinbras sends hiscaptain in to tell Claudius how his campaign went. Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern meet up with the captain, who informsthem the army that they see is Fortinbras’. The Captain discusses thefutility of the battle that they fought, where thousands of men died, overa barren patch of land. The captain leaves and Rosencrantz and Guildensternpreceed Hamlet to the ship; they are taking Hamlet to England. Hamlet is left alone on stage. In this soliloquy, he compares his inactionto date with Fortinbras’ action. Once again his view of himself isnegative. He criticizes himself for the things he has still leftunaccomplished. NOTE: There is a parallel between this soliloquy and the one in Act II, Scene ii. Hamlet is comparing his inadequacies and indecisions with other characters who appear to be more direct and willing to take the initiative, and who have better control over their emotions. The reader is to be reminded of the comparison between The First Player’s show of emotion and Hamlet’s inabiltiy to show that type of emotion. Although Hamlet has many valid reasons to pursue his revenge against Claudius, he has held off. Fortinbras has no real reason to attack Poland, but he will because it provides him with a task which reflects his personality. Text: Act IV, Scene iv—————————————————————————Act IV, Scene v:Gertrude encounters a “mad” Ophelia in this scene. Unlike Hamlet’s feignedmadness, Ophelia really is insane. She sings about death and behaveserratically. Claudius enters and Ophelia’s songs hint at grief regarding her father’sdeath. Claudius is amazed at Ophelia’s condition and asks how long she hasbeen like this. When Ophelia leaves, he asks Horatio to follow her and toprotect her from doing herself harm. While Claudius laments all the misfortunes that have befallen Opheliarecently, a noise is heard outside the castle. Laertes has come back toElsinore after he hears about his father’s death. Laertes believes thatClaudius had something to do with the death of Polonius. Although Laertes is upset over the events that have recently occurred andis seeking revenge against Claudius for his father’s death, Claudiusmanages to talk him out wanting to harm him. Claudius uses his courage andcunning to disarm Laertes and convinces him that all Laertes’ misfortunesare caused by Hamlet. Text: Act IV, Scene v—————————————————————————Act IV, Scene vi:Horatio meets with sailors who have messages from Hamlet. They give Horatioa letter which recounts Hamlet’s adventures on his sea voyage. It seemsthat pirates attacked the ship that Hamlet was on and through misadventure,Hamlet was captured and taken prisoner. Everyone else on the ship escapedunharmed and continued on to England. The note also tells Horatio thatHamlet has an incredible story to tell him when he arrives back tomorrow, astory that will make Horatio “dumb”. Text: Act IV, Scene vi—————————————————————————Act IV, Scene vii:Claudius convinces Laertes that he is innocent in Laertes’ father’s deathand that Hamlet is to blame. A messenger enters with Hamlet’s letter and Claudius is amazed to find thatHamlet is still alive. Claudius reads the letter to Laertes. Hamlet iswriting to inform the King that he has returned to Denmark and tha hewishes to meet with Claudius tomorrow. Claudius, concerned about Hamlet’s untimely return, advises Laertes to havea dueling match with Hamlet. In this match, Claudius plans to have Laerteskill Hamlet. They plan to cover the tip of Laertes’s sword with poison. Once Hamlet is struck with the sword, he will die. Hamlet’s death will endClaudius’ worries about anyone finding out about his involvement in hisbrother’s death. To further ensure Hamlet’s demise, Claudius intends topresent Hamlet, if he scores the first “hit”, with a poisoned goblet ofwine. This way, Hamlet will be kille