Act 3 Scene 1 Of Hamlet

I will discuss the tragedy, Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, Act 3, Scene 1. We start off with the King, the Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Polonius, and Ophelia. We have Cladius asking Rosencrantz and Guildenstern why Hamlet is acting so strangely. Rosencrantz answers that the price admits he is confused, but he wont say why. After their conversation, Cladius orders Gertrude to leave so that he and polonium can spy on hamlet. As Ophelia enters, the queen tells her that hopefully the problems between her and Hamlet gets fixed. Polonius instructs her to pretend to “read” the bible to make it not seem unusual as both Cladius and Polonius hide to spy. Claudius mentions that devoting to god to mask their bad deeds is usual. “Ophelia,
They keep trying to trick Hamlet into blurting out his thoughts, but it doesn’t work. Claudius is aware of the threat Hamlet has for him. When Hamlet enters the room, he knows he is being spy-ed on and he knows who. He said his famous soliloquy “to be or not to be, that is the question...” basically meaning we are born, we live, and we die. Is it better live or to die. Do we sleep in death or do we cease... etc... Hamlet is looking for a smart way to confirm the ghosts statement and that Claudius is in fact the murderer of Hamlets father. This was the perfect opportunity for Hamlet to indirectly blame Claudius. Spying and tricking are big themes in this play. Hamlet will trick Claudius twice. First during the play of his and second, by the illusion of him thinking he is crazy. When Hamlet questions Ophelia about where his father is, she lies to him, labeling Ophelia as a liar. He knows she cant be trusted, in fact, no one can be trusted, that’s his mind set. He generalizes to Ophelia about how all woman are two faced and that he had never had loved her on purpose so her father can hear. What would have happened if Ophelia did not lie about where her father was? Would this situation be any different? It might have been more of a romance rather than a tragedy. Polonius suggests Hamlet to talk to his mother, maybe he will confess something front of her as Polonius spy’s on him. This is the second
He knew the king was pulling off one of his tricks when he saw Ophelia, it shows that he is one step ahead of them, every single time. When he said his famous soliloquy “to be or not to be” it showed us that he is scared about the after life. He doesn’t like knowing whats going to happen to him after he dies. Is his soul going to heaven or hell? Is he going to be rested or suffer? Also, this scene showed me that Ophelia thinks he is gone mad by the way he is talking to her. “Oh, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown! The courtier’s, soldier’s, scholar’s, eye, tongue, sword, Th' expectancy and rose of the fair state, The glass of fashion and the mould of form, Th' observed of all observers, quite, quite down! And I, of ladies most deject and wretched, that sucked the honey of his music vows, Now see that noble and most sovereign reason Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh; That unmatched form and feature of blown youth Blasted with ecstasy.” Claudius first thought that the reason behind Hamlets madness was because his love, because Polonius didn't let Ophelia have any contact with him, but after this scene,Claudius doubts that love is behind his craziness. “Love? His affections do not that way tend. Nor what he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.” Claudius also thinks that he is getting tricked by Hamlet. He is