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   Summary: Act II, scene ii. Within the castle, Claudius and Gertrude welcome Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two of Hamlet’s friends from Wittenberg. Increasingly concerned about Hamlet’s erratic behavior and his apparent inability to recover from his father’s death, the king and queen have summoned his friends to Elsinore in the hope that ...

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2. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › hamletHamlet Act III: Scene ii Summary & Analysis - SparkNotes

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   Summary: Act III, scene ii. That evening, in the castle hall now doubling as a theater, Hamlet anxiously lectures the players on how to act the parts he has written for them. Polonius shuffles by with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Hamlet dispatches them to hurry the players in their preparations. Horatio enters, and Hamlet, pleased to see ...

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4. shakespeare-navigators.ewu.edu › hamlet › Two2Hamlet Navigator: Summary of Act 2, Scene 2

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   Exit all but Hamlet. The King welcomes "dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern" (2.2.1), and immediately gets down to business. They, friends of Hamlet, are supposed to hang out with him, so that they can find out what's wrong with him. The King says that he "cannot dream of" what might be wrong with Hamlet, other than his father's death.

5. www.litcharts.com › lit › hamletHamlet Act 2, Scene 2 Summary & Analysis - LitCharts

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   Poison, Corruption, Death. Summary. Analysis. Claudius and Gertrude warmly welcome Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two of Hamlet’s childhood friends, to Elsinore. Claudius explains that in light of Hamlet ’s recent “transformation” in the time since his father’s death, the purpose of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s visit is to spend ...

6. www.folger.edu › explore › shakespeares-worksHamlet - Act 2, scene 2 - Folger Shakespeare Library

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   Jun 2, 2020 · Act 4, scene 1 Gertrude reports Polonius’s death to Claudius, who sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to find Hamlet and recover the body. Act 4, scene 2 Hamlet refuses to tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern where he has put Polonius’s body. Act 4, scene 3 Hamlet is brought to Claudius, who tells him that he is to leave immediately for England ...

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   Claudius and Gertrude are worried about Hamlet, who’s been acting crazy in court, so they dispatch Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on him. Polonius arrives with the ambassador Voltemand in tow, both bearing good news. Voltemand tells Claudius that the King of Norway has put a stop to Prince Fortinbras’ threats, and Fortinbras has vowed ...

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   How does hamlet react to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

   • Hamlet acts happy to see Rosencrantz and Guildenstern at first—but as the scene progresses, it becomes clear that he wants to confuse, mislead, and toy with them just as he did to Polonius. Hamlet is onto them, and refuses to be made a fool of by any of the courtiers at Elsinore.

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   What does the King say to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

   • Exit all but Hamlet. The King welcomes "dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern" (2.2.1), and immediately gets down to business. They, friends of Hamlet, are supposed to hang out with him, so that they can find out what's wrong with him. The King says that he "cannot dream of" what might be wrong with Hamlet, other than his father's death.

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   What do Gertrude and Rosencrantz say to hamlet?

   • Gertrude speaks up and promises to reward the two friends handsomely for helping her and Claudius. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern agree to help the king and queen, and say they hope they’ll be able to be “pleasant and helpful” to Hamlet. An attendant escorts them from the room to go find the prince.

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   Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

   • Act 2, scene 2 ⟨Scene 2⟩ Synopsis: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. When Hamlet himself enters, he is confronted first by Polonius and then by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, whom he quickly identifies as Claudius’s spies. As they talk, a company of touring actors enters.

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   Why did Claudius bring Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to Elsinore?

   • Though Gertrude and Claudius insist they have brought Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to Elsinore in hopes of cheering Hamlet up, it’s clear that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are pawns in Claudius’s paranoid attempts to figure out whether Hamlet is onto him.

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   What does Polonius say about Hamlet?

   • Polonius comments that while Hamlet is clearly mad, his replies are often “pregnant” with meaning (II.ii.206). He hurries away, determined to arrange the meeting between Hamlet and Ophelia. As Polonius leaves, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern enter, and Hamlet seems pleased to see them. They discuss Hamlet’s unhappiness about recent affairs in Denmark.

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   Polonius lets that one go, and as he leaves, Hamlet dismisses him as a tedious old fool. Enter Guildenstern and Rosencrantz. POLONIUS You go to seek the Lord Hamlet. There he is. ROSENCRANTZ, to Polonius God save you, sir. Polonius exits. GUILDENSTERN My honored lord. 240. ROSENCRANTZ My most dear lord. HAMLET My excellent good friends! How ...