Hamlet: Act 2 Scene 2 :: Shakespeare Hamlet

Hamlet Act 2 Scene 2 - Compare Hamlets Reaction to Arrival of Rosencrantz andGuildenstern and To the PlayersCompare Hamlets reaction to the stretch 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 octogenarian friends is similar to his reaction to the arrival of the Players in ashe is happy to see them all and he reveals his saneness to them all. WhenRosencrantz and Guildenstern arrive, Hamlet is overjoyed to see his delicategood friends (2.2.227) with whom he grew up. Hamlet is also delighted to meetwith the Players. But this is where all the similarities end. In hisconversations with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet becomes suspicious ofthe purpose of his old friends visit and he is perceptive enoug h to see throughthe egresser disguise into the interior motives. He forces them to reveal that theyhave been sent by the King 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) Why 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 vindicate by admitting his sanity.Hamlets friends would relay the message 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 behavior 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, funny and very open in hiscommunication with the Players. Hamlet notices that no npareil of the teenaged players whoplays female roles has grown a beard and he makes a joke about it. It alsoindicates that Hamlet has known them for a long time. The young Prince Hamletalso demonstrates his sanity when meeting with the Players. Hamlet shows that heis still capable of reasonable thought when he recites the lines to a play thathe has perceive only once. Hamlet reestablishes his friendship with the Players andshows his sanity to the Players so that he can further his plan for revenge.