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'Claudius, here you are!' Laertes shouted. 'What's happening? 'Revenge, you
Hamlet killed my father, Ophelia says. Tell me: is it true?' say. You want
'Oh yes, it's true. He did - Hamlet killed Polonius,' Claudius said. revenge?' Claudius
said. 'Hmm, l
understand. But
how? Let's think.'

Then Claudius
said, 'Perhaps you
and Hamlet can
fight a duel?'
'Yes!' Laertes
cried. 'I can fight
Hamlet with my
sword. But I must
win this duel.

'Come ... listen carefully,' Claudius said. 'Perhaps we can
put a little poison on your sword?'
'But he's a prince!' Laertes said. '.And I'm not a bad man.'
'It isn't bad when the prince is bad,' Claudius answered.
'This is revenge for Polonius, so you need to win the duel.
Hamlet must die.'

dear we use this word to show that father,' he said again. fight (post fought) when people win (post won) to be the best in a
llit each other
Aght or competition
we like someone 'I must have revenge,' said Laertes, 'for my
sister, and for me - and for my dear father.' duel when two people fight and
others watch them
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