HAMLET ACT IV
1- Gertrude confessed to Claudius that her son was as mad as a
storm and told him about Polonius death. Claudius to get rid of
Hamlet and to get control over him, send Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern to find Hamlet and ship Hamlet to England. Once R
& G found Hamlet, they asked them about Polonius's corpse
question that Hamlet refused, saying that it is with the king.
Afterward, Hamlet called R & G as a sponge, for spying him and
tell everything to Claudius. Hamlet resigns to determine where the
corpse is and accepts Claudius's command to ship to England;
meanwhile, Claudius was conniving Hamlet's murder.
On the other hand, Ophelia seems to have driven into madness.
Laertes appears to avenge his father's death and lunge at Claudius
for the murder. Nevertheless, Claudius succeeded in convincing
him with his version. Hamlet announced that he would come back
to Denmark. However, Claudius encouraged Laertes to kill Hamlet,
and both are planning how they will do it.
2- These words were said by Hamlet who was queried by Claudius
about the corpse of Polonius. He drove again into a feigned
madness and explained that Polonius’ body had been eaten by
worms and he should look for him either in heavens or in hell.
Again, we can see how the feigned madness aids him to get away
with the situation.
3- Claudius’ plan was to get control over Hamlet and not have the
truth unveiled under any circumstances. Apart from that, he sent
him to England with the aim of killing him.
4- These words were said by Claudius who was writing to the King
of England encouraging to kill Hamlet. Claudius was referring to
the damage that Denmark has done to England and thus, he should
respect him and accomplish his desire which is to see Hamlet dead.
