Wednesday, July 27, 2011

How does Hamlet escape from the ship?

As Hamlet is on his voyage by ship to England, his ship is attacked by a pirate ship.  In the commotion of the ensuing impromptu battle, Hamlet ends up boarding the pirate ship.  Once the battle has culminated, the pirates decide they will drop Hamlet off back in Denmark.  Hamlet communicates all this to Horatio in a letter.

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