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Hamlet, who is under guard is pressed by Claudius to reveal the location of Polonius’s body, Hamlet is by turns inane, coy, and clever, saying that Polonius is being eaten by worms.
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Finally, Hamlet reveals that Polonius’s body is under the stairs near the castle lobby, and the king dispatches his attendants to look there.
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The king tells Hamlet that he must leave at once for England, and Hamlet enthusiastically agrees.
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| Hamlet, this deed, for thine especial safety, must send thee hence with a fiery quickness: therefore prepare thyself; for England. | |
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