In which excerpt does Claudius tell Laertes of his plan to ensure Hamlet's death? Good Laertes, If you desire to know the certai
nty Of your dear father's death, is't writ in your revenge, That, swoopstake, you will draw both friend and foe, Winner and loser? (Hamlet Act IV, Scene V) Why, now you speak Like a good child and a true gentleman. That I am guiltless of your father's death, And am most sensible in grief for it, It shall as level to your judgment pierce As day does to your eye. (Hamlet Act IV, Scene V) Now must your conscience my acquaintance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursued my life. (Hamlet Act IV, Scene VII) When in your motion you are hot and dry-- As make your bouts more violent to that end-- And that he calls for drink, I'll have prepared him A chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping, If he by chance escape your venom'd stuck, Our purpose may hold there. (Hamlet Act IV, Scene VII)
