Question

When meeting the players, Hamlet requests that the lead actor perform a “passionate speech”

about "Aeneas' tale to Dido, especially when he speaks of Priam's slaughter."

Why is this speech especially interesting to Hamlet?

Answer 1

Hamlet is inspired by the story of Aeneas.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pyrrhus is Aeneas' great enemy. Pyrrhus is a violent and merciless guerrilla who kills many important people for Aeneas and ends up causing great sadness and suffering to the hero. However, Aeneas is resilient and manages to generate forces to defeat Pyrrhus and avenge all the deaths he caused.

Hamlet is inspired by this story and wishes to have the final memo that Aeneas had, defeating the enemy that killed his father.