<p>We begin Act 1, Scene 2, meeting King Claudius and Queen Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. Hamlet's first great speech, showing his grief over his father's death and his mother's marriage to his uncle. Hamlet resolves to hold his tongue.</p>

We begin Act 1, Scene 2, meeting King Claudius and Queen Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. Hamlet's first great speech, showing his grief over his father's death and his mother's marriage to his uncle. Hamlet resolves to hold his tongue.

2. Hamlet continued. I must hold my tongue

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2. Hamlet continued. I must hold my tongue

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