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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Hamlet Act III Notes


Scene II
  • Hamlet tells the actors to not "over do" their acting, and not under-do it either
  •  Horatio observes King Claudius's reaction to the play acting King hamlet's death
  • Hamlet seems to heavily rely on this reaction to confirm the ghost's truth
  • Hamlet tells King Claudius that this is a "image of a murder done in Vienna"
  • Lucianus pours the poison into the sleeper's ear, King Claudius leaves the stage
Scene III
  • Claudius decides to send Hamlet to England
  • Claudius feels guilty about his murder
  • Lord Polonius secretly listens to Hamlet's and Queen's talk
  • Hamlet acts rude against his mother
  • he accidentally slains Polonius hiding in the arrays
Scene IV
  • hamlet sees the ghost in the room, while Queen Gertrude cannot


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