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28 Unsolved Short Answer Questions about Act 3, Scene 1 .
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Act 3 , Scene 1
B) What does Claudius mean when he says, “The harlot’s cheek beautied with plast’ring art / Is not more ugly to the thing that helps it / Than is my deed to my most painted word?” C) How can these lines make the audience have a bit of sympathy for Claudius?
E) Why might Hamlet ask about Ophelia’s father at this point? (line 141) F) Hamlet tells Ophelia, “If thou dost marry, I’ll give thee this plague / for thy dowry” (lines146 – 147). Why might Hamlet say something like this? G) In line 151 Hamlet tells Ophelia that women make “monsters” out of men. He then clarifies this in lines 154 – 162. What is he trying to say about Ophelia and women in general? H) Why does Ophelia ask the “heavenly powers [to] restore him?” (line 153). I) When Hamlet leaves, Ophelia is left on her own to make sense of what Hamlet said to her. What is she thinking right now? (lines 163 – 175)
B) What plan does Claudius hatch to protect himself? (lines 183 – 189) C) How does Polonius respond? (lines 190 – 201) Act 3 , Scene 2
C. When does he decide to kill him? D. Does Hamlet use this as an excuse to further delay the killing of Claudius or do you think that his conscience will not allow him to commit premeditated murder? Act 3 , Scene 4
B) What does Hamlet say to show that he does not feel any remorse in killing Polonius? (lines 38
D. What advantage, if any, is there now that Gertrude understands Hamlet and where his madness is coming from?