The scene today is jarring. We see Hamlet harassing Ophelia with nasty cracks, taunting his mother about her hasty marriage and manipulating the play to catch the murderer.
VIEW PERFORMANCE
Questions
- What rude remarks does Hamlet say to Ophelia?
- How rude are they?
- Does Hamlet insult anyone else? How?
- At this point in the play - what is driving Hamlet?
- How much of a risk is he taking with the play experiment?
- What are the results and who verifies them?
- What important information does Hamlet have in his grasp at the end of the scene?
- To whom can he report this? Is there anyone who can straighten out this situation?
- What are his options?
HW
Re-read Hamlet 3.2. 419- end and Read 3.3-1-101
