I didn’t think Act 2
was all that bad; however, I liked act 1 better. I thought that act 2 scene 1
was kind of irrelevant because all it talks about was Polonius sending someone
to Paris to spy on Laertes and Ophelia professing to her father Hamlets strange
behavior towards her previously that day. The only reasoning I could think of
why Shakespeare placed act 1 scene 1 in Hamlet was to continue the theme of
Appearance and Reality and also to relate the idea of Hamlet’s insanity to his
love for Ophelia. Furthermore, I was kind of surprised when Ophelia told her
father of Hamlet’s strange actions because I predicted in the previous response
to act 1 that I thought Ophelia was just telling her father what he wanted to
hear; however, she was really going to go behind his back and spend time with
Hamlet. Now I am starting to wonder if I was wrong because I did not expect her
to tell her father if he came and saw her, and on top of that let him read the
letter he wrote her.
Act 2 scene 2 felt
like it dragged on a little. I started to zone out when Hamlet was talking to
the actors. And it was kind of hard to follow because I didn’t really
understand what they were talking about. However, I started zoning back in when
Hamlet was conjuring up his plan to reveal King Claudius’ true self. I found it
really clever the way he intends on revealing if the king is the true murderer
or not. I have a feeling act 3 will be a very pivotal act within Hamlet and be
a turning point. In Hamlets last soliloquy it illuminates his true hatred
towards the king, and alludes to the fact that he will seek revenge, although the
audience does not know how yet.
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