Act 3

Act three has definitely been a rather climactic act with a lot going on. Scene one gives us that wonderful little interaction between Ophelia and Hamlet. With Hamlet being rather rude/aggressive towards his now ex lover. However she kinda deserved it for spying on Hamlet with the king and her father. Oh and not to mention his famous to be or not to be scene. That was truly magnificent. In scene two we finally get Hamlets great play. He and Horatio plan on watching the king to see if he will show any signs of guilt. Once the play begins Hamlet torments Ophelia with sexual puns and when the king in the play is killed with poison the real king stops the show. We also get a little interaction between Hamlet and his friends and he accuses them of trying to play him like a flute.In scene three we finally see some guilt from the king. he begins to pray due to the guilt of killing his brother which he refers to as the oldest sin. Hamlet hears him praying and decides to kill him. Before this happens Hamlet decides to wait for him to sin again otherwise he would enter heaven. Scene four was by far the most dramatic. We see Hamlet finally telling his mother what he thinks. He shoves all her sins down her throat and tells him what has happened with his father and his plans. Not to mention that Polonius was killed by Hamlet thinking it was the king. For some reason it wasn't all that important. One weird thing though is that the ghost appeared again and this time only Hamlet could see it. Thats really it for this Act. One interesting thing however is how the characters have evolved. We see the king showing more guilt and remorse rather than nothing in the beginning. Hamlet is still a little crazy but somehow his madness has given him clarity. Ophelia is still the same weak character except now her dad is dead so thats sad. Poor her. Not to mention the queen who has now realized her mistakes and seems to be more involved rather than a voiceless character shes been. If you read closely we see the theme of revenge and theme of deception really evolve here.