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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?

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Answer:

The significance of the speech which Hamlet requests from the actor is his way of letting Claudius know that he knows how his father truly died.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you remember, Hamlet was depressed by the fact of his father's death...

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