RE: Hamlet Questions Act 2 Scene 1-2: Why is Ophelia frightened by Hamlet

  1. Why is Ophelia frightened by Hamlet?
  2. How does Polonius explain Hamlet’s behavior?  Is he right? Explain.
  3. Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?  Why have they come to Elsinore?
  4. Are they betraying their friend Hamlet? Explain.
  5. What is Polonius’s plan for proving that Hamlet’s odd behavior is the result of love madness?
  6. What does Hamlet request the traveling players to perform?  Why?
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2. Polonius tells the king and queen, in a very indirect way, that he has discovered Hamlet’s foiled love of Ophelia, and that he believes this lost love to be the root cause of Hamlet’s madness.

Answered on 21.06.2017.
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