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In Act III of Hamlet much of the plot begins to take it's turn. It shows to King Claudius that he is found out, he will no longer be able to go on as if he did nothing.

When the players arrived in Denmark, prince Hamlet greeted them. Hamlet asked them to perform a play called The Murder of Gonzago. He also asked them to perform a dumb show preceding the play. The players accepted and prepared for the performance.

Prince Hamlet asked the players to act out The Murder of Gonzago because it was parallel to what actually happened with his father, King Hamlet and his uncle, Claudius.

The dumb show that precedes The Murder of Gonzago shows a king and queen who are deeply in love with each other. The king falls asleep in a bed of flowers and the queen departs. Another man enters, removes the king's crown and kisses it, pours poison into the king's ear, and leaves. The Queen returns to find her husband dead, and shows an expression of grief and loss. The murderer returns......

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