Act 4 Scene 2 Flashcards
1
Q
The body is with the king, but the king is not with the body. The king is a thing-
A
S: Hamlet
C: Hamlet is talking to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern who are asking where Polonius’ body is on the king’s behalf.
1) The body represents the people of Denmark who must look up to the king, the king doesn’t care about the people though because he is arrogant and full of himself, he is a man of nothing, he is a loser.
2) The body (Polonius) is with the king (Hamlet Snr.) because he is dead, but the King is not with the body because he is being seen as a ghost running around, ghost/hamlet snr. is a thing of nothing
