ACT 3:

Initial Reaction:

Initial I thought good Hamlet is finally going to take care of business and kill his uncle. It didn’t really remind me of anybody or movie I have seen.

Character Analysis:

 Polonius was clearly a supporting character that was there to further the ambitions of the king and to help find out what is wrong with Hamlet. It’s unfortunate that in his efforts to find out information on Hamlet he dies due to his noisiness and trickery. Due to his eagerness to please the new king he is inadvertently foiling Hamlets idea of playing crazy.

Theme Analysis:

In this chapter I notice a lot of the theme had to do with loyalty. Weather it was Polonius trying to show Claudius his loyalty by hiding behind some wall tapestry or it was Hamlet calling other characters out for their lack of loyalty and having loyalty with the wrong individual. The one that was the most striking was when Hamlet was talking to his mother saying

To serve in such a difference. What devil was’t

That thus hath cozened you at hoodman-blind?

Eyes without feeling. Feeling without sight,

Ears without hands or eyes, smelling sans all,

Or but sickly part of one true sense

Could not so mope. O shame, where is thy blush? (3.4.77-82)

 With this Hamlet is scolding his mother for not being so loyal to his father. He is telling her that is has been foolish and moved on from his father way to soon.