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At what point does Hamlet discover that his meeting with Ophelia is being spied on?
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∙ 14y ago
Ophelia asks intriguing questions so hamlet then realises that she is asking them because someone is around and listening Ophelia hands back the love letters and he refuses to take them. he then tells her top go to a nunnery and that he doesn't love her anymore. he then asks where her father is and she replies with, "at home, my lord". he doesn't believe her and takes her in a headlock and searches around the foyer for the spies
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∙ 13y agoHamlet has been watching Ophelia's funeral with interest, but he does not realize who is being buried until Laertes says "A ministring angel shall my sister be when thou liest howling." Hamlet then says in surprise, "What! The fair Ophelia?"
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∙ 14y agoHamlet seems to be raving about something else besides hateful love and Claudius knows it.
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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.
What drove Ophelia mad?
Against hamlet was his mere unkindness towards mainly everyone hamlet potrays a worried being who has promblems which go deep
In act 3 when Hamlet speaks to Ophelia what show is that he has lost faith in her?
He realises that she has lied to him about her father not being there and that she has betrayed him
Why does Laertes believe that Hamlet even If he is sincere in his affections towards Ophelia will never marry her?
Laertes thinks that his family is too insignificant to be involved in a royal marriage. He therefore thinks that Ophelia can never marry Hamlet. He is wrong; the Queen says that she hoped Ophelia would be Hamlet's wife.
How did Laertes's words to Ophelia about Hamlet relate to what Polonius said to her about Hamlet?
Both Laertes and Polonius were telling Ophelia not to have anything to do with Hamlet, for different reasons. Laertes says that she should avoid Hamlet because, being a prince, he can be compelled to a political marriage whatever he feels. Polonius says that she should avoid Hamlet because he is only trying to get into her pants.
What is Polonius' plan for testing his theory that Hamlet is love-crazy?
In "Hamlet", Polonious devises a plan to test his theory that Hamlet is madly in love with Ophelia, and since she is ignoring him, he is depressed. He plans to arrange for Hamlet and Ophelia to meet. He will hide close by and ease-drop to determine if he is correct in his assumption.
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 drove Ophelia mad?
Against hamlet was his mere unkindness towards mainly everyone hamlet potrays a worried being who has promblems which go deep
In act 3 when Hamlet speaks to Ophelia what show is that he has lost faith in her?
He realises that she has lied to him about her father not being there and that she has betrayed him
What did Laertes and Polonius warn Ophelia about?
His main advise is to not be a whore. Which is a bit hypocritical because he is, in part, going to France because he wants to have lots of sex. This is humorously implied in the recent David Tennant movie version of Hamlet.
Why does Laertes believe that Hamlet even If he is sincere in his affections towards Ophelia will never marry her?
Laertes thinks that his family is too insignificant to be involved in a royal marriage. He therefore thinks that Ophelia can never marry Hamlet. He is wrong; the Queen says that she hoped Ophelia would be Hamlet's wife.
How did Laertes's words to Ophelia about Hamlet relate to what Polonius said to her about Hamlet?
Both Laertes and Polonius were telling Ophelia not to have anything to do with Hamlet, for different reasons. Laertes says that she should avoid Hamlet because, being a prince, he can be compelled to a political marriage whatever he feels. Polonius says that she should avoid Hamlet because he is only trying to get into her pants.
Why does Polonius want Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet?
Polonius is sure, at first, that Hamlet would never marry Ophelia, because of the difference in social status, so he thinks that Hamlet must be only trifling with Ophelia, just for sex. Polonius fears Hamlet doesn't really love Ophelia, and he would get Ophelia pregnant, and then abandon her. We see that in Act 1 scene 3. (Later, in Act 2 scene 1, Polonius changes his mind, however.)
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 is hamlet's tone when he speaks to Ophelia?
Hamlet is either very sexual or very mean to Ophelia. Examples of this is when he asks if he can put his head in her lap (before the play begins) and when he tells her that she needs to go to a nunnery (when Polonius and Claudius stage a conversation between the two).
What scene does Hamlet give Ophelia gifts in Shakespeare's play Hamlet?
There's no scene where Hamlet gives Ophelia gifts. We understand that he has, because of the 'Nunnery Scene,' in Act 3, Scene 1, where Ophelia returns Hamlet's gifts. In that scene, she says "My lord, I have remembrances of yours, That I have longed long to redeliver; I pray you, now receive them." By the way, "remembrances" are keepsakes, sentimental gifts, like a flower for example.
How does Ophelia react to her father's death in Shakespeare's Hamlet?
Ophelia appears to obey whenever her brother or father tell her anything. She's annoyed at Laertes's urge toward chastity, since she suspects him of being a hypocrite, but she agrees anyway. She's very meek, up until she goes mad.
