However as they begin their conversation, Hamlet discovers the true reason for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern coming to see him. His once friends have betrayed him and have lost all trust Hamlet might have had in them. Hamlet feels as if he is being used. “Nay, then, I have an eye of you.--If you love me, hold not off.” He now watches his so-called friends carefully in case they are hiding anything else from him. He knows that if he didn’t confront them about being sent, they would have never told him. They attempted to sell him out.
Hamlet no longer considers Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as his friends, although he doesn’t let them know that. He now sees them as a way to feed Claudius with false information. Hamlet is smarter than them and confuses them with his language. As far as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are concerned nothing has changed, but it is all part of Hamlet’s plan.
4 comments:
I think your quotes supported your arguments well, but I think when you were explaining how Hamlet felt betrayed you could have a pulled a little more from the text. I like how you ended with "as far as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are concerned nothing has changed, but it is all part of Hamlet's plan" Usually childhood friends should be able to detect a change in attitude or belief when it comes to their friends but the two remain obvious and think they have the upper hand. Good job!
I like the connection you made of how Hamlet doesn't know who to trust since seeing the ghost, and thus is excited to see his childhood friends, who he believed would always have his back. This shows how much the encounter with the ghost has affected him, and I believe is the first sign that Hamlet is really becoming mad. I do agree with Krista, though, that there was a bit more dialogue that could have been pulled from the text to show how Hamlet felt betrayed.
I liked the use of quotes you used, and they really pull the response together. Also I agree that because his friends have lost Hamlets trust he will use them as a pawn in his plan. Hamlet is also the smartest one on set, and his so called friends will now just be another pawn in his game.
Well done Dan! I like your particular choice of writing - it is something different to read. I think you made some strong points and supported them well from the text. I wonder what Hamlet's friendship with these men was truly like before Hamlet's father died. Do you think they would have been wooed by the power of his father (and the eventual power of him on his throne) or do you think they would have remained truer friends?
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