Act 2 scene 2

Act 2 scene 2 

-King Claudius tells 2 of Hamlets friends to find out about what he's doing.

-They are going to pay Rosencrantz and Guildenstern 

-Polonius even thinks Hamlet is crazy, and 

-Volteimand is asking permission to walk through Denmark to attack Poland! I

-"brevity is the soul of wit," -Polonius 

-though this be madness, yet there is method in it. -Hamlet

-"for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so" -Hamlet

-Hamlet figures out that they are being payed to be there does not trick him! 

-"what a piece if work is a man" -Hamlet

-They have a conversation about type of plays/acting. Just like a modern conversation about what the best type of music is.

-Hamlet feeds Polonius ego!

-A queen who is watching king get killed is what the play is about.

- Second of the six soliloquy 

-Hamlet starts comparing himself to others, the lines that the First player was quoting brought tears to hamlets eyes, and he blames himself for not being able to do so.

-Wants someone to call him out or keep him accountable for killing Claudius. 

-He wants to try and make his uncle and mom feel guilty by writing the script similar to the situation that's going on! 

-"the play is the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king" -Hamlet

-These are just rough notes typing them quickly in class so there are some typos!