Act 3 Scenes 1 & 2

1. They report that Hamlet is acting crazy and he won't answer any questions when they ask him. So, they don't really know what is wrong with him.
2. Claudius basically confirms the truth of the Ghost's accusation, that he killed Hamlet's father.
3. Ophelia is going to talk to Hamlet while the King and Polonius are going to be hiding out listening to see if Hamlet is mad because of his love for Ophelia or for different reasons.
4. The nature of the soliloquy is dark and questioning. Hamlet holds the burden of knowing who killed his father. It is eating him alive.
5. Hamlet's main argument against suicide is debating whether it's more honorable and courageous to live or die. He is contemplating whether death would be the easy way out.
6. Hamlet treats Ophelia cruelly because she has returned all of his love letters that he sent to her, thus making him think she doesn't love him anymore. What has changed him is that he knows he has been setup and that Polonius is watching him.
7. He is saying that Claudius is going to die. He says that everybody -except for one- person who is married will live. He basically says that he is going to murder Claudius.
8. The king wants to send him to England.
9. Hamlet says that Horatio is exactly the kind of friend that he needs. He is trustworthy and Hamlet knows he will do the right thing.
10. Hamlet asks Horatio to observe his uncle's face when the play comes to the scene where it tells of his father's death to see if it is of guilt or innocence.
11. A king and queen confess their love for each other. When the king is alone somebody pours poison down his ear. This man who is said to be his "nephew" marries the queen and becomes king.
12. Hamlet refers to the play as a mousetrap because he is cornering his Uncle into admitting that he murdered his father.
13. Claudius is getting suspicious. He questions Hamlet for if he knows what the play is really about.
14. Hamlet compares himself to an instrument because he knows he is being played upon.
15. He is still going to be cruel to her, but not harm her for then he would feel like a hypocrite.