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Polonius and Claudius watched Hamlet, but he couldn't see
them. They were behind a tapestry.
'Can I kill Claudius?' Hamlet thought. 'Thc Ghost - my father
-wants revenge. He was king, and he wants my help. I'm his
son -I'm Prince of Denmark. I must do this. But can I?'
Suddenly, Hamlet saw Ophelia in the room.
'Hello,' she said. 'How are you?'
'Well,' he answered.
'I have your gifts and letters,' she said.
'I want to give them back to you.'
'I never gave you those,'
said Hamlet. 'I never
gave you anything.'
'You did. You loved
me - you said,' Ophelia
answered. Was Hamlet
mad, then?
'I didn't love you, and I
love no woman. Gol Go
quickly,' Hamlet shouted
angrily. Then he left.
'You see, he is mad.' Ophelia
shouted to her father and
Claudius. '._And I'm very
unhappy. Perhaps I'm going
to beco me mad now ... ' Then
'No,' Hamlet now said. 'I cannot do Ophelia ran from the room.
it, but perhaps I can die. Perhaps it's
tapestry this is material and it hangs easier to die. Yes, I can die and go become (post beca me) to begin to
on a wall, like a picture into the dark night. But do I want to be something
revenge to hurt someone because
they hurt you live ... or die? To be, or not to be?'
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