He appears at the end of the first act, revealing that he died not from natural causes but from murder (by his own brother!), and he begs Hamlet to avenge his death. This speech is commanding ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions 'O what a rogue and peasant slave am I': the player's speech fills Hamlet with self-disgust. However, it does make him come up with a plan. This speech ...

Hamlet himself spends a great deal of time thinking about what he should do and whether he should avenge his father. His most famous speech - ‘To be or not to be, that is the question ...