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Laertes rushed angrily at Hamlet with h.is sword, but
Hamlet moved fast-he didn't think about Laertes. He
thought about Claudius: he wanted to kill him -but how?
Hamlet fought well. Soon his sword cut Laertes.
The duel was later that day.
'Is my sword ready?' Laertcs asked Claudius.
'Quick, Hamlet is coming. He's walking out Ah!' shouted the king. 'You fight well,
of Elsinore wilh Horatio.' Hamlet. You cut Laertes. Stop and
'Yes, everything's ready. Here, take it drink. You must be thirsty.' But Hamlet
carefully,' Claudius answered, and gave pushed away the drink and looked at
Laertes lhe sword. 'Now go and wait there.' Laertcs. 'Not now. Lel's fight,' he said.

'How well docs Laerles 'Bello, Harnlet,' Claudius
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fight?' Claudius thoughl. called. 'Good lucid When 'I can drink it for o u, Harnlet,'
'Hamlel must die-I need to you're thirsly, l have Gertrude called. Then she took
be sure,' and he quielly put ready for you .' the cup and drank.
Aaaah!' Gertrude cried, and
she fell from her chair.
'Wife!' said Claudius. 'What's
the malter?'

cut (post cut) ro open something
cup you drink from this with a thing like a knife drank the
And then the king said, 'The duel begins.' drink (pasrdrank) have something thought
todrink
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