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2.2 3. Will hamlet's plan work with the players acting out a play about murder? is hamlet actually love sick? why does polonius want to turn the king against hamlet so much? what role will rosencratnz and guildenstern plyay, will they help hamlet or the king? is hamlet acting insaen or is he actually going insane? will he be able to keep controlling his his craziness or will it take over eventually?

5. hamlet in scene 2 acts quite logically for someone who has such a secret agenda or task to complete. he makes sure ophelia tell her father about hamlet, to make sure polonius tells the king and queen. then he makes sure to tell rosencrantz adn guildenstern exactly what they need to know to understand the situation and to help hamlet out when needed. when he talks to polonius, he doesnt give anything away but tells polonius what he wants to hear. finally he sets up a play to try and see if the king will react to such a scene. i think that during this scene, hamlet conducts himself in such away that satiates polonius, claudius, and gertrude while reassuring his friends that he is all right.

"The spirit that I have seen/ May be at {devil,} and the {devil} hath power/ T' assume a pleasing shape; yea, and perhaps,/ Out of my weakness and my melancholy,/ As he is very potent with such spirits,/ Abuses me to damn me." 2.2.627-632 I think that this line exemplifies something that should concern hamlet but also that he could be mentally unstable after his father's death. it could be that he wants hear an explanation for his father's death. he could be imagining what the ghost is sayjing to him. he is questioning the ghost's legitimacy but he cannot be sure because noone was with him wen the ghost ttalked to him. it really makes me think about when hamlet started acting different and what caused it.