What does hamlet mean when he says, "the play's the thing/ wherein i'll catch the conscience of the king"? he will see if king claudius will discuss his murdering antics with members of the audience during the play. he will watch the king during the play and see if he reacts guiltily or not. he will observe the king and see if he divulges his secrets to gertrude during the play.

What Hamlet means when he says "The play's the thing/ Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King" is that he will watch the king during the play and see if he reacts guilty or not.

Prince Hamlet decides to take action after his father's ghost reveals him that he was murdered by Hamlet's uncle, Claudius. In order to make sure that what the ghost told him is true, Hamlet draws up a plan and directs a play that presents the way in which King Hamlet was murdered, according to the words of his father's ghost.  In that way, Hamlet tries to find out if Claudius is truly guilty by detecting signs of guilt in his uncle's face and paying attention to his reaction while he is watching the play.

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the simple past tense of strive.

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in this passage from chapter 6 of "animal farm", by george orwell, what the author is ridiculing in this passage is the frivolity of some rules.

clover, the mare, believes she remembers that the fourth commandment forbade sleeping in beds because it was something that humans did. snowball, napoleon, and the pigs are brain-workers who look after the welfare of the farm. they are the obvious leaders because they are smart, and so they are entitled to eat the best food and sleep in beds. it is squealer, who says these lines making the difference between sleeping with sheets, what humans do, and sleeping in beds, what pigs do. the unwillingness to question authority makes the oppressed to obey without thinking.