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Hamlet Act 3
Plot: Act III, Scene I starts off with Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern coming on stage. Claudius and Gertrude converse with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about the cause of Hamlet’s lunacy. When Claudius questions Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, they tell the King and the Queen that they have not been able to determine the cause of his lunacy. King asks if they tried to cheer him up and they answer by saying that the players cheered him up. Polonius encourages both to attend the play and both agree. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern leave. Gertrude also leaves because of the King’s request. Claudius and Polonius hear Hamlet coming, and they both hide to commence their “Operation Spy”. Hamlet enters with a monologue
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