After the king falls asleep and Baptista exits, the king's nephew Lucianus arrives, and just before the performance of this play is halted, Lucianus kills the king by pouring poison in his ear.
This play opens with a short three-line prologue, followed by a scene featuring a discussion between Queen Baptista and her husband, during which Baptista claims she will never marry another after her husband's death. After the king falls asleep and Baptista exits, the king's nephew Lucianus arrives, and just before the performance of this play is halted, Lucianus kills the king by pouring poison in his ear. FTP, name this play within a play, whose performance convinces Hamlet of Claudius' guilt in the murder of Hamlet's father.
This play opens with a short three-line prologue, followed by a scene featuring a discussion between Queen Baptista and her husband, during which Baptista claims she will never marry another after her husband's death.
The Mousetrap or The Murder of Gonzago