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There is a passage in Act 4, Scene 7.
Claudius is speaking to Laertes (lines 10-25)."O, for two special reasons...
...But not where I had aimed them."I am confused as to what Claudius is trying to say to Laertes...
Is he trying to prove something to Laertes? I got the impression that Claudius felt a slight sense of fear here; is this correct?
And what about the last line "not where I had aimed them."
What is the implied meaning of this statement?
Any help in explicating this passage is appreciated.
Posted by English Student on April 07, 1997 at 21:55:05
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