Act IV
Act IV, Scene i: Elsinore. A room in the Castle.
“Mad as the sea and wind when both contend which is the mightier.”
1. Immediately after the bedroom conversation Gertrude doesn’t believe in Hamlet and this reveals whether or not she believes in Hamlet.
2. King Claudius’ reaction is that of joy feeling happy that gertrude may still be on his side.
Act IV, Scene ii: Elsinore. A passage in the Castle.
“My lord, you must tell us where the body is and go with us to the King.”
1. Hamlet compares Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to a sponge. This analogy is effective because he is going to wring them.
Act IV, Scene iii: Elsinore. A room in the Castle.
“He will stay till you come”
1. Hamlet in the scene says that worms are basically going …show more content…
“O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!”
1. Fortinbras is the leader of the soldiers.
2. The effect that this has on him is the leadership and the way it affects others.
3. The summary of Hamlet’s speech at the end of the scene is that he won’t tell them what happened to Polonius.
Act IV, Scene v: Elsinore. A room in the Castle.
“I would give you some violets, but they wither'd all when my father died.”
1. In Ophelia’s song she basically sings about the death of her father and she is concerned about everything happening at once such as the death of her father and Hamlet and that is why she is losing her mind.
2. The King’s reaction to Laertes storming into the castle is pity and this is the smart thing to do because it allows Claudius to manipulate Laertes .
Act IV, Scene vi: Elsinore. Another room in the Castle.
“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hold their course for England. Of them I have much to tell thee.”
1. Hamlet says about his trip to England in his letter to Horatio that he is angry for what has happened to him and that he wants to come home.
Act IV, Scene vii: Elsinore. Another room in the Castle.
“Your sister's drown'd,
Act IV, Scene i: Elsinore. A room in the Castle.
“Mad as the sea and wind when both contend which is the mightier.”
1. Immediately after the bedroom conversation Gertrude doesn’t believe in Hamlet and this reveals whether or not she believes in Hamlet.
2. King Claudius’ reaction is that of joy feeling happy that gertrude may still be on his side.
Act IV, Scene ii: Elsinore. A passage in the Castle.
“My lord, you must tell us where the body is and go with us to the King.”
1. Hamlet compares Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to a sponge. This analogy is effective because he is going to wring them.
Act IV, Scene iii: Elsinore. A room in the Castle.
“He will stay till you come”
1. Hamlet in the scene says that worms are basically going …show more content…
“O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!”
1. Fortinbras is the leader of the soldiers.
2. The effect that this has on him is the leadership and the way it affects others.
3. The summary of Hamlet’s speech at the end of the scene is that he won’t tell them what happened to Polonius.
Act IV, Scene v: Elsinore. A room in the Castle.
“I would give you some violets, but they wither'd all when my father died.”
1. In Ophelia’s song she basically sings about the death of her father and she is concerned about everything happening at once such as the death of her father and Hamlet and that is why she is losing her mind.
2. The King’s reaction to Laertes storming into the castle is pity and this is the smart thing to do because it allows Claudius to manipulate Laertes .
Act IV, Scene vi: Elsinore. Another room in the Castle.
“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hold their course for England. Of them I have much to tell thee.”
1. Hamlet says about his trip to England in his letter to Horatio that he is angry for what has happened to him and that he wants to come home.
Act IV, Scene vii: Elsinore. Another room in the Castle.
“Your sister's drown'd,