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Does Polonius believe that love for Ophelia first caused Hamlet's madness?
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Yes. He makes this instant diagnosis when Ophelia tells him about Hamlet bursting into her chamber half-undressed: "This is the very ecstasy of love"
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What cause does Polonius give for Hamlets madness?
Polonius is sure that Hamlet has gone mad with love for Ophelia. See these lines by Polonius in Act 2 scene 1: ~Polonius: Come, go with me! I will go seek the King;This is the very ecstasy of love,...Ophelia: ... I did repel his letters, and denied His access to me.Polonius: That hath made him mad;~ So Polonius thinks Hamlet is suffering from the "ecstasy of love" for Ophelia, which has driven him mad.
How does gertrude explain hamlets murder of polonius?
Gertrude tells Claudius that it was out of madness. This means that Gertrude had not divulged the knowledge that Hamlet was faking his madness.
What five major troubles does Claudius list that must be simultaneously dealt with?
1. The death of Polonius 2. Hamlet's madness and exile 3. Popular unrest 4. Ophelia's madness 5. Laertes' return from France and attempt to take over the kingdom.
How would you summarize Act 3 Scene 1 in Hamlet?
Polonius and Claudius send Ophelia to talk to Hamlet to see how he responds to her. They wanted to find out if Hamlet truly was mad because of his love for Ophelia.Hamlet asks whether it is better to live or not to live. Should people suffer with what is going on around them or should they fight? He says that the only reason he and other people are not committing suicide is because they are scared of what might happen to them after death.The king's view has changed. He does not believe that the madness was caused by his love for Ophelia"Madness in great ones must not unwatched go." The king says this because he is not truly sure if Hamlet is mad because of Ophelia or not. He realizes that Hamlet is clever and could be up to something. He could think that Hamlet knew that Polonius and he were spying on him with Ophelia.
How does Polonius respond to his daughter?
Polonius may actually care about his daughter, Ophelia but it's not very evident in his actions. He clearly is more concerned with his own personal reputation than his 2 children, Laertes and Ophelia.
What cause does Polonius give for Hamlets madness?
Polonius is sure that Hamlet has gone mad with love for Ophelia. See these lines by Polonius in Act 2 scene 1: ~Polonius: Come, go with me! I will go seek the King;This is the very ecstasy of love,...Ophelia: ... I did repel his letters, and denied His access to me.Polonius: That hath made him mad;~ So Polonius thinks Hamlet is suffering from the "ecstasy of love" for Ophelia, which has driven him mad.
What plan do the king and polonius devise to test whether or not this cause of hamlets conduct is love for ophelia?
To spy on him. First of all he wants to spy on him when interacting with Ophelia, and when this fails to support his theory, he wants to spy on him while interacting with Gertrude.
What does Polonius show Claudius and Gertrude as proof that he knows the cause of Hamlet's madness?
He shows them a love-letter Hamlet wrote to Ophelia.
How does gertrude explain hamlets murder of polonius?
Gertrude tells Claudius that it was out of madness. This means that Gertrude had not divulged the knowledge that Hamlet was faking his madness.
In scene 2 what does Polonius tell Claudius and Gertrude is the cause of Hamlet's madness?
Hamlet is love-sick with Ophelia and is mad since he isn't able to see her anymore.
What five major troubles does Claudius list that must be simultaneously dealt with?
1. The death of Polonius 2. Hamlet's madness and exile 3. Popular unrest 4. Ophelia's madness 5. Laertes' return from France and attempt to take over the kingdom.
How would you summarize Act 3 Scene 1 in Hamlet?
Polonius and Claudius send Ophelia to talk to Hamlet to see how he responds to her. They wanted to find out if Hamlet truly was mad because of his love for Ophelia.Hamlet asks whether it is better to live or not to live. Should people suffer with what is going on around them or should they fight? He says that the only reason he and other people are not committing suicide is because they are scared of what might happen to them after death.The king's view has changed. He does not believe that the madness was caused by his love for Ophelia"Madness in great ones must not unwatched go." The king says this because he is not truly sure if Hamlet is mad because of Ophelia or not. He realizes that Hamlet is clever and could be up to something. He could think that Hamlet knew that Polonius and he were spying on him with Ophelia.
How does Polonius respond to his daughter?
Polonius may actually care about his daughter, Ophelia but it's not very evident in his actions. He clearly is more concerned with his own personal reputation than his 2 children, Laertes and Ophelia.
What are the themes of Hamlet?
Revenge. Madness and abnormal states of mind/ melancholy Play within a play Antique disposition Death & Disease supernatural Intrigue and deception the impossibility of certainty is also quite important as all of Hamlets procrastinating and deliberating, and attempting to justify his actions over killing the king, unfortunately not only leads to the kings death, but also Laertes, Gertrude, Ophelia, Polonius and his own.
What part does Ophelia play in the plan of Polonius and the King What is her reaction to the way Hamlet speaks to her?
Ophelia is bait. She is to engage Hamlet in conversation while Polonius and the King are secretly listening in, hoping that he will reveal to her the reason for his strange behaviour. But Ophelia is not entirely on board with this plan, about which she was never consulted, and she tries to steer the conversation away from revealing details. Hamlet's explosion of anger when he realizes that the conversation is a set-up, and Ophelia is privy to it, convinces Ophelia that he really is crazy ("O what a noble mind is here o'erthrown.") while at the same time convincing Claudius that he is not ("what he spake, though it lacked form a little, was not like madness.").
Why does ophelia choose her father over her lover?
In Hamlet, Ophelia did not have a choice. Hamlet put on such a display of madness that Ophelia and everyone else believed him. If Ophelia revealed that the King and Polonius were behind the curtains, she would have lost favor with her father and become the shame of the family. In the male centric world, women like Ophelia could only accept the outrageous ideals set by men. In her situation, she choose her father because that was her only choice.
What explanations does Gertrude offer for Polonius murder?
Hamlet was crazy. She follows Hamlet's instructions and says that "Hamlet hath in madness Polonius slain."
