| How does Claudius respond when Gertrude tells him what happened to Polonius? (scene one) | Claudius feels that he would’ve been the one to die if he were there. |
| Gertrude tells Claudius that Hamlet “weeps for what is done.” Why does she say that? (scene one) | She is lying to protect Hamlet from Claudius. She cares for her son immensely. |
| How does Claudius decide to deal with Hamlet? How does he use Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as his pawns? (scene one) | He sent Hamlet back to England. He uses Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to go back to England with Hamlet and keep an eye on him, so he doesn’t have to. |
| Why did Hamlet hide Polonius’s body? (scene two) | He’s messing with Claudius and he is still pretending to be crazy. |
| Who does Hamlet call Rosencrantz? (scene two) | A sponge; he is loyal to whoever he is talking to at the moment, but then takes the information he has learned and shares it. |
| How does Hamlet’s treatment of Rosencrantz create comic relief? (scene two) | He refuses to tell Rosencrantz where he has Polonius’s body. Death should be treated with respect and in a way, it foreshadows all of their near deaths. |
| Review Claudius’s lines at the very beginning of this scene. How does he use hyperbole to turn the other on Hamlet? (scene three) | What is He makes Hamlet out as a threat and citizens put their trust in him. He refers to people as the distracted multitude. |
Hamlet Act Four
August 10, 2019