Hamlet Act II Blog

1. Polonius is sneaky and deceptive, and he can't be trusted.

2. Hamlet believes that nothing is good or bad necessarily. It's how one conceives the matter that makes it good or bad. Hamlet has a negative veiw on most things and he considers himself a pessimist. I think I'm an optimist. Sometimes I should be more of a realist but I usually have a hard time drawing real conclusions about people, and I give most the benefit of the doubt.

3. I think he is because he's trying to help the king and his daughter knows of the scam, Hamlet is the only one who is clueless.

4. Hamlet seems to be acting a little more insane than he really is. With others he acts like a madman, but when he's alone he reveals so many complex thoughts and feelings that make it obvious that he's really not as crazy as everyone else thinks.

5. I guess it seems like Hamlet likes the fact that anything can happen in a play, and they have real feelings even if they're towards false situations. He uses the play because he wants to see if Claudius feels guilty, so that he can avenge him. I don't think he should be mad at himself, because he IS doing something, just slowly.

6. I think it's wrong for them to be spying on Hamlet, because they are his best friends. I'm sure Hamlet doesn't consider them as close anymore and doesn't want to trust them with his true feelings!