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The next day, Ophelia's brother
Laertes asked, 'Why are you crying?'
'Hamlet shouted at me and said
mad things. What's wrong with
him?' Ophelia answcred.
'It's nol an easy lime,' Laertes
said. 'His father died; his mother's
marrying the new king.' Claudius talked lo his new wife. 'Is your son Hamlct OK, Gertrude?' he
'That's true,' Ophelia said. asked. 'I saw him last night. He was alone, but he was talking. Is he mad?'
'He's unhappy about his father's death, and he's not sleeping much. But
he's OK,' Gertrude answered. 'Now, let's eat, husband.'
'But you can't marry Hamlet.
He's Prince of Denmark,'
Laertes said, 'and you're the 'I can tell you something
daughter of the king's servant.' about Hamlet,' Polonius
said to Claudius al dinner.
'What?' the king asked.
'He likes my daughter,
Ophelia ... But they
argued yesterday, so
Ophelia's going to
finish with him.'
'Is that true?'

'Hamlet's not the man for Claudius asked.
you,' Polonius told Ophelia. 'Oh yes,' said
Polonius arrived. 'Daughter,' he 'This must finish - tell him Polonius. 'Please
said, 'why are you crying?' today. Are these his letters and come with me. We
'Hamlet is Ophelia's boyfriend,' gifts? Give them back to him.' can hide and
Laertes said. 'He shouted at her.' 'OK, Father,' said Ophelia. watch them!'

shout to say something loudly boyfriend a man that you love unhappy not happy
or angrily
gift something that you give argue to talk angrily with someone
prince the son of a king or queen to someone
hide (past hid) to go where nobody
can see you
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