Hamlet Act 2

Question 1

Act 2, Quotation 1

Question 2

Act 2, Quotation 2

Answer 2

-ophelia to polonious
-Hamlet had just come in looking awful with his clothes a disaster and stockings at his ankles, first part of him pretending to go crazy so he runs to polonious
- visual imagery
-plot development
-madness plight of women

Question 3

Act 2, Quotation 3

Answer 3

-Polonious to Ophelia
- talking about hamlets actions being acts of love and must be under control and goes to king
-dramatic irony, audience knows its him pretending to be crazy, not love
-drive plot and develops polonious’ idea of what is happening to hamlet
-plight5 of women, appearance vs reality

Question 4

Act 2, Quotation4

Answer 4

-Polonius to King
-telling king that hamlet has gone “crazy”
-irony because Polonius says no one likes a blabber but then blabbers all the time
- reveals Polonius’ hypocrisy, furthers plot
-appearance vs reality

Question 5

Act 2, Quotation 5

Answer 5

-Gertrude to Claudius
-discussing what Polonius thinks is wrong w hamlet, love but gertrude thinks its death of father, obviously. also sent r and g to spy to see if actually crazy
-dramatic irony of audience knowing stuff gertrude doesnt
-raises tension of hamlet and king queen, shows gertrude can understand sons emotions
- appearance vs reality

Question 6

Act 2, Quotation 6

Answer 6

-hamlet to Polonius
-calling him a pimp
-euphemism/metaphor \
-reveals degree of anger he has for ophelia
-plight of women

Question 7

Act 2, Quotation 7

Answer 7

-polonius reading love letter for ophelia from hamlet to king and queen
-polonius trying to show hamlet is crazy for ophelia, hamlet makes people think that on purpose
-dramatic irony (antic disposition)
-Plot development, polonius idea of hamlet
-appearance vs reality, madness, plight of women, tragic hero

Question 8

Act 2, Quotation 8

Answer 8

-Hamlet to r and g
-Hamlet confides to R and G about why he is depressed/”gone mad” after they admit that they were sent by the King and Queen. He dramatically rambles about how great humans are and then proceeds to call humans nothing but dust.
- similie, hyperbole, metaphor
-hamartia, passion vs reason

Question 9

Act 2, Quotation 9

Answer 9

-hamlet to himself
-before play r and g return, hamlet talking to firswt player requesting changes to play
- allusion (to Hecuba, wife of Trojan King Priam) : Allusion to mythology
- Plot development of him preparing to expose Claud
-Appearances vs. Reality

Question 10

Act 2, Quotation 10

Answer 10

-hamlet solioquy
-considers spirit being evil and seeing if uncle dad is guilty during the play
-metaphor (melancholy is a disease) Allusion to the devil
-to be dramatic, driving plot, reveal character
-appearance vs reality, supernatural, salvation/damnation