| what two tasks does polonius ask reynaldo to accomplish on his trip to paris? | 1) find info on laertes 2)give laertes money |
| Describe Polonius’s plans on finding out how Laertes is behaving in France | have reynaldo ask around indirectly |
| “Your bait of falsehood take this carp of truth.” | Polonius; ask indirect questions to get direct answers |
| Why was Ophelia so frightened by Hamlet’s visit? | Hamlet acted mad, grabbed her face |
| What does Polonius think is the cause of Hamlet’s behavior? | Ophelia is denying Hamlet love |
| What does Polonius intend to do? | Tell the king |
| Why did Claudius & Gertrude summon Rosencratz and Guildenstern? | To spy on Hamlet and find out why he is crazy |
| How has the threat of Fortinbras to Denmark been eliminated? | Fortinbras plans to attack Poland, wants to go through Denmark |
| How does Polonius plan to test his theory about Hamlet’s madness? | Have Ophelia and Hamlet meet, bait Hamlet with Opehlia and see what happens |
| If Hamlet is wrong about Claudius what is he willing to do? | Have himself be beheaded and fired |
| Why does Hamlet want to do the murder of gonzago? How does he plan to do this? | To prove Claudius’s guilt; by adding lines |
| Why must Hamlet prove Claudius’s guilt? | He worries that maybe the devil sent the ghost |
| What is Hamlet trying to say in the fishmonger “scene” | That Polonius is not an honest man |
| “More matter, with less art” | Queen Gertrude; cut to the chase |
| “Lord Hamlet is a prince out of thy star” | Polonius tells Claudius & Gertrude that he saif this to Ophelia; Hamlet is a prince out of your league |
| “Doubt thou the stars are fire…” | Polonius reading a letter from Hamlet to Ophelia |
| “You cannot sir take away from me anything that i willingly part with…” | Hamlet |
| “Brevity is the soul of wit” | Polonius |
| “Oh what a rouge and peasant slave am I” | Hamlet |
| “Mad for thy love” | Polonius to Opehlia |
| “Man delights me not…” | Hamlet |
hamlet act 2
August 3, 2019