The scene opens in the castle (Denmark in the late medieval period) with Claudius and Gertrude talking with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about Hamlet’s condition. They tell Claudius and Gertrude that they have been unable to find out what is the cause of Hamlet’s depression and madness. However, they do say that Hamlet is eager to watch the players. Happy, the king and queen agree to watch the play later that evening. R & G and Gertrude then leave so Claudius and Polonius can spy on Hamlet talking with Ophelia. Hamlet then enters and gives arguably the most important speech in the entire play, the “To Be or Not To Be” speech, where he debates committing suicide and continuing to live. He launches into a philosophical monologue about the advantages
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Quotes: 1. Hamlet says: “Excellent, i ' faith, of the chameleon’s dish. I eat the air, promise-crammed. You cannot feed capons so” (3.2.99-101) Hamlet says this in response to Claudius’s question about how he is faring. His response is quite nonsensical, and even Claudius says so. While Hamlet seems quite insane when he says this, he is most likely pretending in order to mock Claudius and further advance his own plan. At this point, Hamlet has fully awareness of what is going on and is just toying with Claudius for his own personal pleasure. 2. Hamlet says: “The Mousetrap. Marry, how? Tropically. This play is the image of a murder done in Vienna” (3.2.261-262). When Hamlet is asked what the play is about, he gives this response. The significant part of what he says is in the title of the play, The Mousetrap. The name is actually quite clever, since it subtly gives away Hamlet’s true reason for showing the play. He wants to use it to trap the mouse, which is Claudius. It will allow Hamlet to determine if it really was Claudius who killed his …show more content…
Talk about the relationships: The interaction between Hamlet and Horatio, who hasn’t appeared in quite a while, gives great insight into the relationship between the two characters. In this scene, Hamlet reveals to Horatio that the ghost (his dead father) told him that it was Claudius who killed him in cold blood. He then asks Horatio to help spy on Claudius during the play and watch his reactions; Hamlet says, “I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot, Even with the very comment of thy soul Observe mine uncle” (3.2.84-85). After the play ends, the two compare their analysis of Claudius’s behavior. The fact that Hamlet told Horatio of his plan and recruited him to help him shows the amount of trust that the two have for each other. I do not think there is another person in the play that Hamlet trusts more than Horatio. Hamlet thinks highly of Horatio and even praises him during their conversation. He states, “Give me that man That is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him In my heart’s core, ay, in my heart of heart, As I do thee”
Quotes: 1. Hamlet says: “Excellent, i ' faith, of the chameleon’s dish. I eat the air, promise-crammed. You cannot feed capons so” (3.2.99-101) Hamlet says this in response to Claudius’s question about how he is faring. His response is quite nonsensical, and even Claudius says so. While Hamlet seems quite insane when he says this, he is most likely pretending in order to mock Claudius and further advance his own plan. At this point, Hamlet has fully awareness of what is going on and is just toying with Claudius for his own personal pleasure. 2. Hamlet says: “The Mousetrap. Marry, how? Tropically. This play is the image of a murder done in Vienna” (3.2.261-262). When Hamlet is asked what the play is about, he gives this response. The significant part of what he says is in the title of the play, The Mousetrap. The name is actually quite clever, since it subtly gives away Hamlet’s true reason for showing the play. He wants to use it to trap the mouse, which is Claudius. It will allow Hamlet to determine if it really was Claudius who killed his …show more content…
Talk about the relationships: The interaction between Hamlet and Horatio, who hasn’t appeared in quite a while, gives great insight into the relationship between the two characters. In this scene, Hamlet reveals to Horatio that the ghost (his dead father) told him that it was Claudius who killed him in cold blood. He then asks Horatio to help spy on Claudius during the play and watch his reactions; Hamlet says, “I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot, Even with the very comment of thy soul Observe mine uncle” (3.2.84-85). After the play ends, the two compare their analysis of Claudius’s behavior. The fact that Hamlet told Horatio of his plan and recruited him to help him shows the amount of trust that the two have for each other. I do not think there is another person in the play that Hamlet trusts more than Horatio. Hamlet thinks highly of Horatio and even praises him during their conversation. He states, “Give me that man That is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him In my heart’s core, ay, in my heart of heart, As I do thee”