Hamlet Act IV Scene I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII

Act IV
Scene I

• Gertrude tattle tales to king that Hamlet killed polonius
• King tells Rose and Guild to go to Hamlet
• she says he's crazy
• "Both countenance and excuse" brush it off, they're going to play off the death like it was okay

Scene II

• Hamlet actually acts like a prince
• calls Rose and Guild sponges, very good insult
• hide polonius

Scene III

• King doesnt want people to ask why Hamlet is going away
• Hamlet now combines imperial, witty traits to respond to Claudius, he's more complex than nuisance 
• Clauduis is going to have Hamlet killed in England
• Hamlet is grown up, confident, cool, calm

Scene IV

• Hamlet has different ethos now
• in countryside, on his way to England
• with Fortinbras, captain, soldiers
• Captain- we're going to fight over something worthless
• Hamlet soliloquy #5
• inner cause
• he compares himself to the captain
• circumstances make it more difficult but want to more
• what's a man if he just sleeps and eats
• He has created us with purpose and intelligence
• now and future
• talks about procrastinating and hating himself
• hearing about the army reminds him of his action
• he makes himself miserable again
• benefit of not thinking and taking action
• the soldiers go do their jobs, why can't he- soldier thoughts in end

Scene V

• Ophelia is crazy
• Ophelia is singing to king and queen
• her dead father, love, other "love", she's hurt
• Claudius seeing sprouts of his problems from his actions
• ophelia cant be sad about it so she's being like this (since death is supposed to be covered)
• she wants laertes to know about it
• Laertes arrives and he's pissed, he'll revenge his father
• Upset at Hamlet!

Scene VI

• Letter to Horatio
• Hamlet isn't on his way to England, but Rose and Guild are

Scene VII

• Letters to Claud and Laetres reads, too
• Laertes will obey if he can kill
• Laertes swordmanship
• Kill Hamlet
• Will duel, setup, w/real sword, poisoned tip
• king will poison drink
• Oh Shakespeare setting up something that will go very very wrong
• ophelia drowned, killed herself