March 5th

Summary:
Act III Review+ Questions

A3 S1 Q18
During the fight between Hamlet and Ophelia, Hamlet is actually mad at Gertrude not so much Ophelia.

A3 S1 Q21
Neither of the two still love each other. Hamlet is focused on other things besides love and Ophelia doesn't mention anything about love only about Hamlet being the love of the state. Ophelia is emotional at this part because she takes her fathers mindset that she is saving the throne and Polonius convinced her that she is indirectly responsible for Hamlet's madness.

A3 S1 Q27

This quote shows that Claudius is concerned more with his own safety rather than that of the state's. He says that madness in "great minds" must not unwatched go- signifying that Hamlet is a force to be reckoned with. This quote is also ironic because he just finished a speech saying that it is not madness.

Last line of Act 4 Scene III
"Hidefox, and all after"
-makes reference to fox hunting in England (one fox vs a large number of hounds)
-Hamlet is the fox (but believes the outcome will be different than the normal game)

Progressing forward
Act IV Scene III

"Convocation of politic worms"
-a joke at Polonius' expense
-a convocation is a council
- this refers to a religious conference in Worms (pronounced Verms)
- in this case it is actually worms attending, and the policy is food

Hamlet is cynical about human nature
-we have the food chain backwards, maggots are at the top
-we are actually close to the bottom
-everyone around Hamlet betrayed him (reason for being so cynical)

AIV SIII Q 5
Hamlet recommends that Claudius send a messenger to heaven to find Polonius or he himself can go look for Polonius in hell, basically a polite way of saying "go to hell"

*First scene where Claudius and Hamlet meet face to face*

Test: Remember- Friday, Quotes 10 questions/100 points
Need Speaker, spoken to, when it occurred, and significance (pres,past,future)