Notes for 2.2

Lines 1-26, the King and Queen ask Rosencrantz and Guildentstern to talk to Hamlet and figure out why Hamlet is sad. Represents the Motif of spying.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern-childhood friends

Lines 27-30, Motif of Prostitution

Either the Queen and King really care about Hamlet or they are selling his childhood memories to better themselves.Motif-prostitution

Polack- Poland king

Lines 60-77, Norway didn't know what fortinbras was doing so they stopped him and forbid him from attacking, and if he doesn't attack they will pay him 3,00 crowns in annual fee.

line 92 "i will be brief" Polonius is trying to act intelligent. line 94 "What is't but to be nothing else but mad?"- Ophelia is upset with him

Lines 97-104, Polonius thinks Hamlet is upset because he is in love with Ophelia and she is rejecting him and is driving him mad.

Hamlet's letter- His maddness could be love, maybe he wrote the letter knowing Polonius would read it.

line 127- "all Given" probably took the letter from Ophelia

line 127- "all given to mine ear" motif-ear

Polonius has the idea to have Hamlet and Ophelia meet and hide behind a curtain and see how they really feel.-Motif of spying

Polonius says he will go talk to Hamlet and ask him Questions to try to get out of him what is really wrong. Motif-Spying

Fishmonger- slang for pimp also represents the motif of prostitution.

Hamlet is the sun, and the sun brings out good and bad things.

Ophelia is the dead dog, line 181

"yet he knew me not at first, a said i was a fishmonger. Ais far gone. And truly in my youth i siffered much extermity for love, very near this. I'll speak to him again."- Hamlet is crazy.

lines 192-193 Polonius is trying to be sneeky and try to get out of Hamlet what is wrong with him.

"except my life, expect my life, except my life." Hamlet wants polonius to leave

Strumpet-Prostitute

lines 245-247 Its the way you want to see it, Hamlet sees Denmark as bad and his friends don't.

Bad dreams- Hamlet has been dreaming about his dad's ghost

Shadow of a common man makes heroes, they are kings and Queens.

Hamlet knows his friends are there to spy on him so he confronts them.

There are so many good things about man kind and humans, but to hamlet they are just dust.