Hamlet

Hamlet Comprehension?

What is the importance of Act 4 Scene 3 to the plot as a whole?

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In Act IV, Scene III, we learn of Polonius' death and Claudius' attempt to hush it up. This act of secrecy serves to create the two most important events in Act IV, one being Laertes return, the other, Ophelia's descent into madness.

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