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Assignment:
Act 3, Scene 1
1. What report do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern give Claudius and Gertrude about their mission to Hamlet?
2. What plan(s) does the King devise to test whether or not the cause of Hamlet's conduct is love for Ophelia?
3. Look at Hamlet's "To be or not to be...." soliloquy. Briefly summarize what he is saying in the space below:
4. Why does Hamlet assume madness in his interview with Ophelia and speak so harshly to her?
5. Hamlet tells Ophelia, "Get thee to a nunnery." What reasons does he give Ophelia to support this advice?
6. After the conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia, what is Claudius' appraisal of Hamlet's so-called madness?
7. a. What plan of action does Claudius "in quick determination" decide upon with regard to Hamlet?
b. Why?
8. What suggestion does Polonius make which he will act upon if the King allows him to?
Act 3, Scene 2
9. Why does Hamlet trust Horatio?
10. What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do while the performance is in progress?
11. a. When Claudius asks Hamlet the name of the play, what is Hamlet's reply?
b. What is the humor in this?
12. What effect does the play have on the King?
13. To what conclusion does Hamlet come as a result of Claudius' reaction?
14. What request does Rosencrantz bring Hamlet from the Queen?
15. What is said in Hamlet's final soliloquy in this scene?