Read the extract and answer the question I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot, Even with the very comment of thy soul Observe mine uncle: if his occult...
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Read the extract and answer the question
I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot,
Even with the very comment of thy soul
Observe mine uncle: if his occulted guilt
Do not itself unkennel in one speech,
It is a dammed ghost that we have seen.....
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 73-77)
The ''uncle'' being referred to is
I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot,
Even with the very comment of thy soul
Observe mine uncle: if his occulted guilt
Do not itself unkennel in one speech,
It is a dammed ghost that we have seen.....
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 73-77)
The ''uncle'' being referred to is
Answer Details
In the given extract, the speaker is advising someone to observe his uncle's reaction during a play. The uncle being referred to in this extract is Claudius, the new king of Denmark and the brother of the previous king, Hamlet's father. Claudius is also Hamlet's uncle, and the play revolves around the suspicion of Hamlet that Claudius has murdered his father to become the king. Therefore, the correct answer is Claudius.
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