| Plot/Scheme:Polonius sends Reynaldo to Paris to spy on Laertes | Outcome:confirms his beliefs about Laertes’ misconduct |
| Plot/Scheme:Ophelia tells her father about how Hamlet came into her room improperly dressed and acting strange | Outcome: – Polonius thinks that Hamlet has gone crazy because of Ophelia refusing his love.- Hamlet wants everyone to think he’s crazy so that Claudius will let down his guard and reveal his guilt about the murder of King Hamlet |
| Plot/Scheme:Claudius and Mama G sent Rosencrantz and Guildstern (childhood friends of Hamlets) to go see him | Outcome:To find out the cause of Hamlet’s madness |
| Plot/Scheme:Polonius wants to eavesdrop on a conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia | Outcome:To see if Hamlet really does love Ophelia |
| Plot/Scheme:Hamlet is having the players perform a show of anger for a father’s death | Outcome:To watch Claudius’ reaction to the reenactment of his own crime |
Hamlet act 2 plot/schemes
July 6, 2019