Question

Rosencrantz:Never alone Did the king sigh, but with a general groan. Claudius:Arm you, I pray you, to this speedy voyage; For we will fetters put upon this fear, Which now goes too free-footed. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern:We will haste us. What word(s) from the excerpt suggest that Claudius plans to control Hamlet?

Answer 1

Hamlet

The word 'fetters' and 'free-footed' in the excerpt suggests that Claudius plans to control Hamlet.

Explanation:

• In Shakespeare's famous play 'Hamlet' the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Hamlet's childhood friends.
• Hamlet's uncle -Claudius usurps Hamlet's throne after killing Hamlet's father and his (Claudius) elder brother.
• For this he wants to keep a close guard on Hamlet and plans to control Hamlet.

• To do so he employs Hamlet's close friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern . By uttering the words ' we will fetters put',and ' now goes too free-footed' we can assume that Claudius plans to control Hamlet.
• Fetters is a word that refers to put in chains, or control someone or something. The word 'free-footed' can be treated as the antonym of fetter. So  by this pair of words Claudius expresses his wish to dominate Hamlet.

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