read the passage from hamlet, act iii, scene iv. gertrude: what wilt thou do? thou wilt not murder me? help…

read the passage from hamlet, act iii, scene iv. gertrude: what wilt thou do? thou wilt not murder me? help, help, ho! polonius: behind. what, ho! help! help! help! hamlet: draws. how now! a rat? dead, for a ducat, dead! makes a pass through the arras. polonius: behind. o! i am slain. gertrude: o me! what hast thou done? hamlet: nay, i know not: is it the king? gertrude: o! what a rash and bloody deed is this! which element of tragedy does shakespeare most develop in this passage? conflict among characters suspense in the plot hero overcoming tragedy unhappy ending for the main character

read the passage from hamlet, act iii, scene iv. gertrude: what wilt thou do? thou wilt not murder me? help, help, ho! polonius: behind. what, ho! help! help! help! hamlet: draws. how now! a rat? dead, for a ducat, dead! makes a pass through the arras. polonius: behind. o! i am slain. gertrude: o me! what hast thou done? hamlet: nay, i know not: is it the king? gertrude: o! what a rash and bloody deed is this! which element of tragedy does shakespeare most develop in this passage? conflict among characters suspense in the plot hero overcoming tragedy unhappy ending for the main character

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Brief Explanations:

In the passage, Hamlet thinks there's a "rat" (Polonius hiding) and stabs through the arras, causing a confrontation with Gertrude. This shows a conflict among characters. There's no hero - overcoming - tragedy as Hamlet hasn't overcome anything yet, no real suspense as the action is immediate, and no indication of the main character's ending.

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conflict among characters