Hamlet – Act 2 Scene 1 Summary

The scene starts off with Polonius and a new Character called Reynaldo as they are both discussing about Reynaldo going to Paris to get some inside information on Laertes, Polonius says that he should pretend to know him so that he can get access to him. Polonius then bids farewell to Reynaldo and he exits.

Ophelia then enters and tells us that he thinks Hamlet has gone mad and that he came to her with his clothes undone with the quote ” My lord, as I was sewing in my closet, Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbraced; No hat upon his head; his stockings fouled,
Ungartered, and down-gyvèd to his ankle; Pale as his shirt; his knees knocking each other; And with a look so piteous in purport
As if he had been loosèd out of hell To speak of horrors—he comes before me. ” Polonius then says that maybe he is turning crazy because he loves you and has been denied access after I told you to stop seeing him, he then apologies for not allowing Ophelia to be with Hamlet and they both go to the King and the scene ends.


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