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In this passage from Hamlet, act IV, scene VII, King Claudius tells Laertes why he is not taking action against Polonius’s murderer. Which line conveys the idea that the Danish people love Hamlet and that accusing him of murder would generate bad public opinion for Claudius?

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" ... Why to a public count I might not go. Is the great love the general gender bear him. Who, dipping all his faults in their affection ... "


Not verbatim, but that part is the answer. I got it correct on Plato, if you're concerned about that.

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The given lines show that the D a ni sh people love Hamlet and that accusing him of murder would generate bad public opinion-

"Is the great love the general gender bear him;  Who, dipping all his faults in their affection,  Work, like the spring that turneth wood to stone,"

William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" revolves around the story of a young prince and his desire to avenge the death of his father, the King. The play deals with themes of love, loyalty, power, family, gender, etc.

  • Act IV scene vii shows the scene where Claudius told Laertes that Hamlet was the one who killed his (Laertes's) father Polonius.
  • Laertes then asked Claudius why he didn't just take action against Hamlet if he knew that he was a murderer.
  • Then, Claudius replied that not only is his wife Gertrude Hamlet's mother, but that the general public loves and adores the prince which makes it difficult to do anything against him.
  • This sentiment is seen in the lines "Is the great love the general gender bear him;  Who, dipping all his faults in their affection,  Work, like the spring that turneth wood to stone,"

By these lines, Claudius knows he can't do much about Hamlet but his desire to get rid of the prince would led him to prepare a duel between Hamlet and Laertes in a fencing contest.

Learn more about "Hamlet" here:

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