Hamlet: Act 2 Scene 2 :: Shakespeare Hamlet

Hamlet Act 2 Scene 2 - examine Hamlets Reaction to Arrival of Rosencrantz andGuildenstern and To the PlayersCompare Hamlets reaction to the arriver of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern withhis reaction to the arrival of the Playyers. Account for his reactions. By comparing Hamlets reaction to the arrival of Rosencrantz andGuildenstern with his reaction to the arrival of the Players, we can observethe different perspectives of Hamlets character. His reaction to the arrival ofhis elderly friends is correspondent to his reaction to the arrival of the Players in ashe is happy to assist them all and he reveals his sanity to them all. WhenRosencrantz and Guildenstern arrive, Hamlet is overjoyed to see his magnificentgood friends (2.2.227) with whom he grew up. Hamlet is also delighted to meetwith the Players. tho this is where all the similarities end. In hisconversations with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet becomes suspicious ofthe purpose of his old friends inflict and he is per ceptive enough to see throughthe outer screen into the interior motives. He forces them to reveal that theyhave been sent by the pouf to find out what is causing Hamlets transformation( 2.2.5). Hamlet admits his sanity by telling his good friends that his uncle-father and aunt mother are deceived. (2.2.348) wherefore does Hamlet admit hissanity to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? Is it an another attempt to at deception,or is it to implant a sense of trust between Hamlet and his old friends? Hamletcould possibly be furthering his plans for revenge by admitting his sanity.Hamlets friends would relay the pass on to the King and Claudius may think thatHamlet really is mad for admitting that he was supposedly feigning madness. Onthe other hand, at the conversation with the Players, his conduct isspontaneous. He welcomes his good friends (2.2.431) and it seems that he isglad (2.2.430) to see them again. He is friendly, quaint and very open in hiscommunication with the Players. Hamlet n otices that one of the puppylike players whoplays female roles has grown a beard and he makes a trick about it. It alsoindicates that Hamlet has known them for a long time. The issue Prince Hamletalso demonstrates his sanity when meeting with the Players. Hamlet shows that heis hitherto capable of reasonable thought when he recites the lines to a play thathe has heard only once. Hamlet reestablishes his friendship with the Players andshows his sanity to the Players so that he can further his plan for revenge.