ACT+3+-+1,2

GILLIAN + VINCENT


 * ALEX (> ಠ_ಠ)> + VITALI**

__**Act 3 Scene 1**__ In this scene, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have just returned to tell Claudius that they couldn’t figure out why Hamlet is going insane. After that, Claudius and Gertrude decide they will have Hamlet to talk to Ophelia and see if he is genuinely mad because of her or not. The King then asks Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Gertrude to leave, while he spies on Hamlet and Ophelia with Polonius. As Hamlet approaches, he gets into a mental dilemma whether or not life is worth living. While contemplating suicide, Hamlet gives his famous “To be, or not to be: that is the question” speech. When he finally meets Ophelia in the hallway, she does as instructed, and tells Hamlet to take the gifts he had given to her in the past that symbolized his love in any way. At that point Hamlet has figured out that Ophelia was actually told to say that by Claudius. In order to keep his disguise, he responds by stating that he has never really loved Ophelia, that she should become a nun, not wanted by any man, and should never bear any children. As Hamlet storms out, Claudius thinks that Polonius was wrong, Hamlet’s madness was not caused by love for Ophelia, and decides to send to England. Polonius, still believing that his Hamlet's madness stems from his love for Ophelia, asks the King to send Hamlet to Gertrude’s chamber where he would spy on them for himself.

__**Act 3 Scene 2**__ In this scene, Hamlet organizes a play for Claudius to see. Before the play starts, Hamlet gives a last minute advice to actors about how to play out their roles properly. Since Hamlet made the play to portray the way his father was killed by Claudius, he hopes to see whether or not Claudius is guilty of the murder. If Claudius wasn’t guilty than he would watch the play as entertainment, but if he did commit the crime, he would act suspiciously. Hamlet asks Horatio to keep an eye on Claudius’ reactions. As the play starts, Hamlet decides to sit beside Ophelia and mock her even more, using awry sexual references towards her. When the play gets to the point when the murdered pours the poison into King Hamlet's ear, Claudius leaves the room, proving that he killed Hamlet's father. Shortly after Claudius departed, Hamlet is escorted by Polonius to Gertrude’s chamber for a “talk”.

__**Questions:**__ Why Does Claudius want to be left alone with Polonius? What does Ophelia return Hamlet? What do Claudius and Polonius overhear Hamlet saying to Ophelia? What does Claudius decide to do with Hamlet? What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do during the play?

__**Creative Component:**__

Who Wants to Live Forever - Queen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jtpf8N5IDE&ob=av3e

D is for Dangerous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOlhvxPC3MQ