- Does Polonius have ulterior motives behind sending Reynaldo to spy on his son, Laertes? If yes, what might those be?
- What does Claudius' recruitment of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as his spies do to effect Hamlet's skepticism of his step-father? How does this illuminate the underlying notion of mistrust in the play?
- Hamlet seems to be exaggerating the extent of his madness in his conversation with Polonius. Do you think Hamlet is really going mad or just pretending? What reasons would Hamlet have to do either of these things?
-Tevie Slug
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Clarification Questions - Tevie Slug
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In response to question 2:
ReplyDeleteFor Claudius to send two of Hamlet's friends to spy on him reveals to Hamlet how conniving his step-father is. First the whole stealing of the throne and now he is starting to spy on Hamlet. But by choosing Hamlet's friends, Claudius thinks he is being nonchalant about the whole idea. Hamlet is not having any of this though. He sees right through his friend's lie and knows Claudius sent them. Hamlet obviously can't trust his step father, but now he can't trust his past friends leaving him to be more isolated.
xoxo, Kara Slug