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

    Summary: Act III, scene iv. In Gertrude’s chamber, the queen and Polonius wait for Hamlet’s arrival. Polonius plans to hide in order to eavesdrop on Gertrude’s confrontation with her son, in the hope that doing so will enable him to determine the cause of Hamlet’s bizarre and threatening behavior. Polonius urges the queen to be harsh ...

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

    Summary: Act III, scene i. Claudius and Gertrude discuss Hamlet’s behavior with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who say they have been unable to learn the cause of his melancholy. They tell the king and queen about Hamlet’s enthusiasm for the players. Encouraged, Gertrude and Claudius agree that they will see the play that evening.

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

    Polonius attempts to converse with Hamlet, who appears insane; he calls the old man a “fishmonger” and answers his questions irrationally. But many of Hamlet’s seemingly lunatic statements hide barbed observations about Polonius’s pomposity and his old age. Polonius comments that while Hamlet is clearly mad, his replies are often ...

  5. www.litcharts.com › lit › hamletHamlet Act 3, Scene 1 Summary & Analysis - LitCharts

    Analysis. Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern gather in the hall of Elsinore. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tell Claudius that though they’ve tried to talk to Hamlet about the root of his madness, he’s unwilling to answer them and remains “aloof.”. Gertrude asks if the two of them have at least been able ...

  6. www.litcharts.com › lit › hamletHamlet Act 4, Scene 1 Summary & Analysis - LitCharts

    Analysis. Gertrude, Claudius, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern are gathered in the hall. Claudius asks Gertrude what’s bothering her—she asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to leave, and they do. Gertrude tells Claudius that he wouldn’t believe what she’s seen tonight: Hamlet is entirely mad, and has slain Polonius in a hallucinatory rage.

  7. www.folger.edu › explore › shakespeares-worksHamlet - Act 3, scene 4 | Folger Shakespeare Library

    Jun 2, 2020 · Act 3, scene 4. ⌜ Scene 4 ⌝. Synopsis: In Gertrude’s room, Polonius hides behind a tapestry. Hamlet’s entrance so alarms Gertrude that she cries out for help. Polonius echoes her cry, and Hamlet, thinking Polonius to be Claudius, stabs him to death. Hamlet then verbally attacks his mother for marrying Claudius.

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    Hamlet. [Pointing to Polonius' body] This man shall set me packing. I'll lug the guts into the neighbor room. Mother, good night. Indeed, this counselor. Is now most still, most secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish prating knave. [To Polonius’s body] Come, sir, to draw toward an end with you.