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Hamlet, realizing that someone is behind the arras and suspecting that it might be Claudius, cries, “How now! a rat?” (III.iv.22). He draws his sword and stabs it through the tapestry, killing the unseen Polonius.
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Hamlet draws his sword and thrusts it through the wall-hanging killing Polonius. Hamlet lifts the tapestry expecting to see Claudius, but there is Polonius instead. Hamlet turns on Gertrude saying that his father was God-like, full of courage and that Claudius is like an infection in King Hamlet’s ear.
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Claudius realizes that it could have been him hiding behind the tapestry and deplores Hamlet’s violence. He is worried about what to tell the court concerning Polonius’ death, and resolves that Hamlet must be banished and calls to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to escort Hamlet out of Denmark.
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Queen Gertrude attempts to scold her son but Hamlet instead scolds his mother for her actions. Queen Gertrude cries out in fear, and Polonius echoes it and is stabbed through the arras (subdivision of a room created by a hanging tapestry) where he was listening in.
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Polonius, however, is eavesdropping behind a wall tapestry. Hamlet's rebukes cause Gertrude to cry out, and Polonius cries out as well, fearful for her welfare. Believing he has heard Claudius, Hamlet stabs through the tapestry, killing Polonius.
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Hamlet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark , or more simply Hamlet , is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts...
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Hearing a noise from behind the tapestry, Hamlet believes the king is hiding there. He draws his sword and stabs through the fabric, killing Polonius. For this crime, he is immediately dispatched to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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Page 2 of Article: Article: I\'m adapting some Shakespeare. ... (from behind tapestry); Help! HAMLET; A rat! (Hamlet draws sword, thrusts into tapestry.); POLONIUS; Oh--I am slain. (Beat.); GERTRUDE; Hamlet--what have you done?! HAMLET; Is it the king?
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