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Gertrude's role is to be the Queen of Denmark, Claudius' wife, and Hamlet's mother. Although she is exceptionally well at being a queen and a wife, her skills as a mother are not top notch like they should be. Hamlet doesn't trust or have any respect for his mother due to her marrying Claudius and moving on from Old Hamlet. Hamlet feels like a loner in a prison with no one on his side to lean on to. Her role affects Hamlet because of the decisions that she has made which makes Hamlet lose all his  trust and for her.

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I think she obeys them cause she was raised with class and back then you kind of had to respect men, especially your father and older brother

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Is Hamlet actually mad/insane or is how he's reacting with everything normal?

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I think that having ophelia ignore hamlet was not intentional ,but the story told to Polonius about Hamlet coming to Ophelia really crazy was intentional because that helps his case being over infatuated with someone , because it helps make him actually look mad.

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I feel that his two friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern can represent concise because they try to help Hamlet but in the end Hamlet end up being fine and they don't have much of an impact on his madness. He will continue to pretend to be mad and he even told them it's mainly for his "uncle-father and aunt-mother".

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I don't think Hamlet is worried to get the same fate as his father or else he wouldn't be fixated on exposing the King and his horrendous murder of his father. If anything I don't think anything would happen to him because he has the support of the Ghost aka. his father, Horatio, and Marcellus. :)

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What are your thoughts on Polonius and what do you think his intentions are, do you think he's using Ophelia to  upheave his status?

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Do you think Hamlet is worried to get the same fate as his father if he shows the king he knows what happened?

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How can the Renaissance theme of Religion v Magic, relate to Hamlet's situation in Act ll?

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By Hamlet acting like he's gone mad, it is keeping himself protected from Claudius. We already know that Claudius is capable to murder someone for his own personal gain, and since Hamlet has proven to be a nuisance to him and the throne, it is almost certain that he would attempt something against him if he were not mad. I think he acts this way in front of Ophelia as well, because he doesn't trust that she will be able to keep that secret. Although Ophelia supposedly loved him back, she rejected his letters from obedience to her father. This clearly shows where her loyalties are.

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Hamlet has not killed Claudius because he is not sure if the ghost is really his father and is telling the truth or if it's just the devil coming in his father's shape.

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I think hamlet is still not sure if claudius killed his father

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Do you think hamlet's two friends represent concise while hamlet representing madness ?

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Why doesn't Hamlet fully believe that the spirit he spoke to is his father and not the devil?

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For the gender roles one example would be how everyone thought that Hamlet was heartbroken due to his love for a woman, making it seem as woman are only good for being loved and make men mad. Another example is how woman had to be pure and keep their Chasity true, which is why Ophelia had to tell her father she never slept with the prince

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Did Hamlet plan for Ophelia to ignore him, so he could let people believe he was mad due to his so called love for her

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I think it's because he doesn't wanna rush anything, I feel like he's going to make a plan and make sure Claudius gets the revenge he deserves

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Hamlet is hesitant about killing Claudius for many reasons. For one, if he kills Claudius he is no longer able to become the king & secondly throughout the book he tends to be a character that is more morally just than other characters. He of course wants to avenge his fathers death, but he does not want to kill someone, hence the reason he acts mad.

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How are gender roles portrayed in act 2? How is it similar to the Renaissance?

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Horatio and Hamlet share some similarities such as their young age (given that they are both studying in Wittenberg), and Horatio genuinely really cares about Hamlet just as Hamlet does for the land of Denmark, the memory of his Father, and the trust he puts in Horatio. Hamlet is a caring person despite the approach he takes in given situations.

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Hamlet insists on acting like he's gone mad how will this help him in the long run and why does he act this way in front of Ophelia if he claims to love her?

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I think the king and queen agree with Polonius for completely different reasons. The King probably has some sick plan in his mind to make Hamlet suffer even more by having everything taken away from him. The Queen on the other hand, I think she genuinely believes that the king cares for Hamlet and knows what is best for him. Woman weren't really independent yet, so I believe she just trusted Claudius.

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Why has Hamlet not already killed Claudius as the ghost instructed him?

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I don't think that Polonius knows that Hamlet is acting insane in order to get answers. I think that Polonius genuinely believes that Hamlet is in love with Ophelia but Polonius is refusing to let her be with him Hamlet. So Polonius thinks it is his fault that Hamlet is acting insane.

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Gertrude's role is to be the Queen of Denmark, Claudius' wife, and Hamlet's mother. Although she is exceptionally well at being a queen and a wife, her skills as a mother are not top notch like they should be. Hamlet doesn't trust or have any respect for his mother due to her marrying Claudius and moving on from Old Hamlet. Hamlet feels like a loner in a prison with no one on his side to lean on to. Her role affects Hamlet because of the decisions that she has made which makes Hamlet lose all his trust and for her.

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What are some similarities between Horatio and Hamlet?

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Hamlet refers to Denmark as a prison because any control he thought he had in life was done away with the murder of his father, supposedly executed by his own brother, or Hamlet's now step-father. His dive into madness and feeling of helplessness is only further emphasized by him being cooped up in a palace surrounded by people celebrating a marriage Hamlet himself objects, basically stuck in an environment that perpetually dampens Hamlet's mood.

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Why did Hamlet refer to Denmark as a prison?

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What is Gertrude's role in the play and, as it progresses, will it affect how Hamlet behaves?

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Do you think Polonious has a clue about Hamlet's plan of acting insane to get answers?

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Hamlet wants to see the reaction that Claudius has when the play is performed because it is almost a reenactment of how the old hamlet died

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Polonius sends Reynaldo to spy on Laertes' personal life because he wants to know whether Laertes is doing what he is supposed to be doing, studying on music, and not anything else.

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Why does Hamlet want the players to perform 'The Murder of Gonzago'? Is there a significance behind it?

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Why does Polonius have his servant Reynaldo spy on Laertes personal life?

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Why do the king and queen agree with Polonius about not letting Hamlet see Ophelia?

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I think it is because during the time period of this play women didn't know how to think for themselves and that she is very dependent of them.

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Why does Ophelia obey her father, Polonius, and cease communication with Hamlet?

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Why does Claudius not want Ophelia to date Hamlet?

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