Hamlet Group

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kristina89
kristina89
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High School - 12th Grade

Why is the story of Troy and the Trojan horse contained in Hamlet’s recitation to the players?

the question is in act 2 scene 2.

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Posted by kristina89 on Thursday December 6, 2007 at 10:16 AM and tagged with hamlet, horse, players, trojan, troy.

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  1. cybil Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    The theme of deception is an important one in Hamlet. The prince is already pretending to be mad in the hope that he can gather information to verify the Ghost's claim that Claudius murdered him. The reference to the Trojan horse underscores the theme of deception as well as the theme of revenge, which is another important element in the play. In The Iliad, Pyrrhus is hiding in the Trojan horse so that he can avenge the death of his father Achilles. Hamlet is symbolically hiding in his guise of madness so that he can avenge the death of his father as well.

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    Posted by cybil on Thursday December 6, 2007 at 11:29 AM