Hamlet 2.2

1. Well, putting 40 pages of Hamlet is a little difficult, but here goes nothing. Hamlet's parents invite his two friends to stay with them in their palace in exchange for them becoming undercover spies to find the source of his recent change in personality. Polonius arrives at the palace to relay his thoughts of provocation of Hamlet's madness to be moping after his recent breakup with Ophelia. Hamlet goes on a little jaunt with Polonius, acting as mad as possible, but tugging on a few heartstrings along the way. Once he meets up with his two long lost friends, he immediately discovers their true reason for being at the palace. Actors arrive, which pleases Hamlet very much. He encourages an impromptu performance, which rials him up. Once the actors have finished, he makes a dramatic exit on the scene by a strikingly emotional soliloquy where implications of madness thrive.

2. Hamlet's superfluous wit and humor would not be conveyed properly without this scene, leaving only one option, that he has honestly gone mad, instead of the alternative, pretending.

3. Hamlet- Once you found out your friends were there to betray you, why put up with them instead of confronting the king and having them sent away? Polonius- You have seen how unhappy your daughter is being separated from Hamlet; why do you insist they must not be together?

Hamlet 1.4

1. In Scene 4, Hamlet decides to wait the night out with Horatio and Marcellus, hoping to catch a glimpse of his father's ghost. As he is looming outside, the misshapen phantasm comes and beckons him away. The three men debate for a while if Hamlet should indeed follow the ghost, or fear harm from him. Hamlet decides to follow the ghost, and Marcellus and Horatio cannot pass up the chance to follow him into the abyss.

2. Hamlet displays his love and loyalty to his father by following his supposed ghost; without the scene, the strong connection between the father and son would be unknown.

3. King - If you are guilty, which I already believe you are, how are you so good at hiding it? If I had killed my brother, there is no way I could live with myself, much less party it up in his house every night.

Hamlet 1.2

1. As Scene 2 begins, the King addresses his subjects with his new queen in tow. When Hamlet comes out, after the king's lengthy speech, he responds to his uncle in a subtly sarcastic manner,making his displeasure of the situation crystal clear. Once everyone leaves, Hamlet delivers his famous soliloquy, detailing his dislike for everything happening, and his anger at his mother's fast paced change in men.

4. "Nor have we herein barred your better wisdoms, which have freely gone with this affair all along."

This sentence says that he has married the queen because all his subjects thought it was right. By defending his marriage to the queen, and blaming the idea on his subjects, he creates an unneeded alibi for himself. If this sentence was taken out, there would be no suspicion on my part of the king's wrong-doing. With this scene, I can begin my self investigation on the guilt of the king, who brings the suspicion on himself since day one.

5. After analyzing Hamlet's soliloquy in both theatrical presentations, and in a class discussion, I really feel like I have connected with him. I agree 100% with the claims he made, and I believe he has every right to be furious with his mother for her betrayal of his father by moving on much too fast. Furthermore, as if the king and queen don't move on fast enough, they are pushing Hamlet to do the same. If I were Hamlet, I wouldn't give in to anything they wanted, but be wary of the king plotting against him. Hamlet needs to out both of them to the entire kingdom and get the justice he deserves, then move on from the whole matter and go back to school and learn the trades he wants.