Hamlet

Name Course number Instructor’s name Date Hamlet The first two lines of the quotation are from Act 1 scene II lines 129 and 130. It is the first Hamlet’s soliloquy. Hamlet is having a monologue where he is disturbed about his mother’s fast change. He feels suicidal when he says that that flesh would melt like dew indicative of how he feels about how his life would end. The last three lines of the quotation are from Act 1 Scene II lines 146 to 148. Hamlet ponders on the fact that it has only been a month since his father died but her mother is now married which is too soon. He also observes that his mother’s marriage has worsened to the extent that her shoes have worn away indicating that man she has now married is not taking good care of her. The answer that matches to the scene is O which states Hamlet is agonizing over his mother’s behavior. The second quotation is found in Act 1 scene 5 lines 42 to 45 where Hamlet’s father’s ghost is speaking to Hamlet. It explains that Claudius who is Hamlet’s uncle and the one who married his mother after murdering his father corrupted his mother Gertrude into a beast. The ghost indicates that Claudius has taken advantage of the fact that Gertrude is shallow minded and only concerned about her sexuality. Because of her lust, she has fallen into the arms of the beat that is Claudius. Answer K matches the quotation where the Ghost speaks to Hamlet. The third quotation is drawn from Act 2 scene 1 lines 82 to 87 whereby Ophelia is talking to his father Polonius about her encounter with Hamlet. She describes how Hamlet held her tight in his arms and looked closely at her face. This is indicative of Hamlets love for her although she remains unsure about the love and whether to love him back. Answer C matches the scene because it where Ophelia is describing Hamlet’s behavior towards her. The next quotation is taken from Act 2 Scene 2 lines 96 to 98 where Polonius is speaking to Queen Gertrude. He claims his innocence for not clearly stating the reasons why he thinks that Hamlet her son may be mad. Gertrude was suspecting that her hasty marriage to Claudius had disappointed Hamlet and she was expecting to find out more from Polonius about why Hamlet behavior had changed. Answer H. corresponds to the quote because Polonius is speaking to the Queen about the reason for Hamlet’s madness. The next quotation is drawn from Act 2 scene two lines 321 to 326 where Hamlet is speaking to his two friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern who had been hired by Claudius to spy on him. He describes man’s high intellectual potential that is unable to offer him what he requires. He states that despite the great potential in people it all means nothing to him. This is because it...