Elizabethan Beliefs
Continue to read and discuss Act III in small groups. Post your responses to the following questions.Act III
- What is the subject of Hamlet's second soliloquy, the famous "To be or not to be" speech?
- Why is he so cruel to Ophelia immediately thereafter?
- What happens in the "play-within-a-play"? How do the speeches and actions reflect on events in the kingdom of Denmark? How does the king respond?
- In what way is Hamlet's second major interaction with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (III.ii.375-415) different from his first encounter with them?
- Why does Hamlet decline to take action against Claudius in III.iii?
- What happens in III.iv (the closet scene)? Why is this death so important for the play, or what does the death of this figure represent?
- Based on what you've seen in III.iv, do you think Gertrude knew about the murder?
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