Thomas Act 3 Scenes 1 and

1. They report that Hamlet is confused and troubled, but won’t tell why. He doesn’t eagerly discuss his problems and doesn’t like being interrogated by friends.
2. Claudius completely agrees with Polonius that people sometimes act committed to God to hide their sins. This makes Claudius feel guilty.
3. They planned for Hamlet and Ophelia to run into each other. Polonius and Claudius will act as spies to determine if Hamlet is suffering because of the love he has for Ophelia.
4. Hamlets soliloquy is the question, is it better to be alive or dead? Is it nobler to push through the hard times to the end, or cut life short and easy? However he also explains the catch. No one knows where you end up after death. This is why so many people suffer through the troubles of life so long.
5. The main argument against suicide is the popular fear of what happens after death. Where do you go and what do you experience if you kill decide to sin and kill your self. That is why most accept the sufferings, even though they don’t want to.
6. Hamlet becomes angry because Ophelia returns his letters. Hamlet now thinks she doesn’t love him, which is why he is cruel. He is also cruel because he has been set up and Polonius was spying on them.
7. Hamlets saying he’s going to kill Claudius for killing his father, but he’s not going to kill his mother.
8. The King decides to send him to England.
9. Hamlet approves of Horatio because he takes everything in life with calm acceptance, good and bad things. He takes Horatio in his heart also because he is a master of his emotions, which is so important, especially when dealing with women.
10. He asks Horatio to watch his uncle very carefully when the play begins and analyze his reaction. He wants Horatio to see if Claudius looks guilty or nervous.
11. A king and queen enter and embrace lovingly. She kneels before him and resists his passion. He lifts her up and lays his head on her neck. He lies down on a bank of flowers. When she sees him sleeping, she leaves. Another man comes in, takes the crown from the king, pours poison in the sleeping man’s ear, and leaves. The queen returns and finds the king dead. She becomes hysterical. The killer comes back and claims the queen. The body is carried away. The killer gives the queen gifts. She is cold toward him for a while but eventually accepts his hospitality.
12. The name “the mousetrap” is a metaphor. The play is about a murder committed in Vienna. Gonzago is the duke’s name, and his wife is Baptista.
13. Claudius is spooked. He can’t take it anymore and yells for the lights to be turned on and to “Get me out of here!”
14. He referrers to himself as a recorder, and tells Guildenstern not to try and play him as a fool if he can’t even play that simple instrument.
15. He plans to kill Claudius and take revenge, but he feels like a hypocrite by killing Claudius and not his mother. He decides to do anyway despite his feelings of guilt.