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watch the king’s reaction. The play, The Mousetrap, is introduced and gets underway. When the murderscene is enacted, Claudius calls for lights and storms out. Hamlet andHoratio discuss the king’s reactions and both are convinced that Claudiuskilled the old king. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern enter, tell Hamlet the king is very upset andthen they ask him why he has been so upset lately. Hamlet, tired of theirmeddling, confronts them and demands to know why they are trying all thesegames to get information from him. He tells them that he is too smart to becaught in their traps. Polonius enters and tells Hamlet that the Queenwishes to speak with him. Text: Act III, Scene ii—————————————————————————Act III, Scene iii:This scene gives insight into Claudius’ thoughts and gives the audienceproof regarding Hamlet’s and the ghost’s assertions that Claudius killedHamlet’s father. The king, frightened, prepares to send Hamlet to England, with Rosencrantzand Guildenstern to accompany him. Polonius enters and tells the King thatGertrude is going to talk to Hamlet and try and come to an understandingregarding his madness, while he (Polonius) hides and listens to theconversation. Polonius leaves and Claudius is left on stage. In Claudius’ soliloquy, he admits to killing his brother and starts torealize the difficulties he is in. He tries to attone for his sins bypraying, but he finds that although he can say the words to ask forforgiveness, he doesn’t believe what he is saying. Unbeknownst to Claudius,Hamlet enters while Claudius is at prayer. Although this seems like theperfect opportunity for Hamlet, a chance to kill Claudius after provingClaudius’ guilt in the murder, Hamlet refuses to go ahead with the deed. Heis afraid that because Claudius is praying, Claudius’ sins will beforgiven. Because Hamlet doesn’t want Claudius to have a chance to go toheaven, or to purgatory where Hamlet’s father now resides, he leaves. NOTE: It is ironic that when Hamlet has an opportunity to kill Claudius and get away with killing him, he hesitates because he doesn’t want there to be a chance that Claudius wouldn’t suffer in the afterlife. What Hamlet didn’t know was that Claudius couldn’t pray and if he had killed Claudius, he would have had his revenge. Another thing to note, if Hamlet kills Claudius now, the deaths that occur later in the play would not have happened. Text: Act III, Scene iii—————————————————————————Act III, Scene iv:Polonius hides behind a curtain as Hamlet enters into mother’s chamber. When the Queen is confronted by an angry and erratic Hamlet, she panics andscreams for help. When Polonius hears her scream, he thinks Hamlet istrying to kill her and he yells out. Hamlet, who suspects that Claudius ishiding behind the curtain, draws his sword and stabs at the sound. The Queen, horrified at what Hamlet has done, tries to chastise him, butHamlet says his deed is nowhere as bad as killing a king and marrying theold king’s wife. Hamlet goes on to explain to the Queen all that hebelieves she has done wrong, including wronging her old husband’s memory. He tries to show her the differences between the old king andClaudius,attributing only good qualities to his father and negativequalities to Claudius. Hamlet gets excited when confronted with Gertrude’s misplaced love; hedoesn’t understand how she can forget her husband so easily. The ghostenters. The Queen thinks Hamlet is mad (crazy), because she cannot see theghost Hamlet sees. The ghost reminds Hamlet that Hamlet is to leave thejudgement of Gertrude to God and not to harm her. Hamlet tries to convinceGertrude that the ghost is real, but fails. Hamlet tells Gertrude to forgo any romantic encounters with Claudius, tosave herself, and tries to get her to help with the plans he is making forrevenge on Claudius. He asks her to tell Claudius that she believes thatHamlet is of sound mind, that he is only pretending to be mad. He alsowarns her not to try and play the type of game he is playing. Hamlet,dragging Polonius’ body behind him, leaves a very shaken Gertrude afterreminding her that he must leave for England. Text: Act III, Scene iv—————————————————————————Act IV, Scene i:Gertrude explains to Claudius that she believes Hamlet is truly mad andthat as proof, he has killed Polonius and taken away the body. Claudius,after being thankful that he wasn’t the one killed, asks where Hamlet went. She cannot tell him, and Claudius tries to comfort her by telling her thatthey will soon be rid of him, because of his trip. Claudius calls forRosencrantz and Guildenstern. After telling them that Hamlet has killedPolonius, he asks them to go and find Hamlet, get Polonius’ body and to putPolonius’ body in the chapel. The scene ends with Claudius informing Gertrude that they must inform thecourt of what has happened and the reasons why they are sending Hamletaway. He is afraid that if he doesn’t present Hamlet as being the onlyguilty person, people might start to think Claudius had something to dowith the murder. Text: Act IV, Scene i—————————————————————————Act IV, Scene ii:Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come across Hamlet, who has by this timesafely hidden Polonius’ body. Although Rosencrantz and Guildenstern demandthat Hamlet tell them where the body is he refuses. They then tell Hamletthe King wishes to see him; they leave with him. Text: Act IV, Scene ii—————————————————————————Act IV, Scene iii:Claudius informs some of his Lords of his plan to send Hamlet away.. Hetells them that a dangerous man cannot run loose, and that Hamlet will begiven the opportunity to think about his crimes; Hamlet will not bepunished. Hamlet, according to Claudius, is trying to protect his