Act 3 Scene I
- Claudius now begins to see Hamlet as a potential threat;
notices he’s witty/intelligent
- Claudius and Polonius will spy on Ophelia and Hamlet to
find out is she is the true reason for his “madness”
- Polonius states that if one appears devoted and pious they
can hide their true self
- Claudius (in his aside) agrees and makes a reference to
the murder he enacted
- ‘To be or not to be’ soliloquy takes place; it is apparent
his conscience prolongs the duty of murdering his uncle
- Throughout his encounter with Ophelia, Hamlet suspects
that she has been put up for the conversation
- States that he no longer loves her; tells her to go to a
nunnery as soon as possible
- Insinuates that he knows what Polonius is up to
- Touches on the subject of manipulation and the falseness
of women
- “all but one, shall live” hint of the murder of Claudius
- Ophelia misinterprets Hamlet, thinks of him as noble
- Claudius no longer believes he is mad with love; he now
fears and wants to send him off
- Polonius doesn’t let go of his “love” argument and asks
that Gertrude talk to Hamlet while he spies
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