Analysis Of Hamlet Act 2

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Hamlet Act 2 Hamlet Act 2 starts with a conversation between Polonius and Reynaldo, his servant, about how Reynaldo is to find out about the behavior of Laertes, Polonius’ son. This event foreshadows the Queen and King’s conversation with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about how Hamlet’s two friends will uncover the reason for Hamlet’s recent behavior change. In their conversation, Polonius tells Reynaldo that he is to ask random people about Laertes and to tell the people about how Laertes, in his youth, gambled, was intoxicated and got into fights. He then tells Reynaldo to spy on Laertes. Through these actions, Polonius shows that he will do almost anything to control his children and their reputations. Throughout this Act, one general theme is revealed. This theme is the scheming of characters to …show more content…

This is shown through Polonius’s discussion with Reynaldo about spying on Laertes, Claudius and Gertrude’s conversation with Reynaldo and Rosencrantz about spying on Hamlet, and Hamlet’s scheme of describing his father’s death in his play to watch Claudius’ reaction and confirm that Claudius

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