Please choose two questions from ACT III to respond to in at least a 150 word post. Please state the scene and the question. (ex. ACT III Scene 3 - What do you learn about the Queen in the course of this scene?) Be sure you provide textual evidence to support your claims. You must respond to two of your peers as well. DUE by midnight 12/30/16
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Jordan Zeigler
12/31/2016 02:58:10 pm
Scene 1, No. 3
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Jenny Smith
1/2/2017 08:39:18 am
Regarding question 2 in scene 2, I agree with your response and I believe it was a perfect yet spiteful idea. By the end of the murder in the play, the audience saw that Claudius was truly guilty due to his reaction of being flustered and walking out on the play.
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Holmes
1/2/2017 06:21:43 pm
The play is the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King... indeed he does do so, but what of the confrontation?
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Jenny Smith
1/2/2017 08:32:58 am
Question 3, scene 1:
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Jordan Zeigler
1/3/2017 01:42:42 pm
In regards to your second question, it seems this is the scene that Hamlet really confronts and mocks the idea that all his "friends" are really just lackey to Claudius. Hamlet uses the recorder to insult Rosencratz and Guildenstern, saying they could certainly not "play" him if they can't even play the recorder. Hamlet's wit is often double-edged, and he seems to joke about and mock betrayal and distrust with a surprisingly modern type of angst.
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Kenya Jones
1/4/2017 05:51:28 pm
Scene 2, Question 5
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Holmes
1/5/2017 09:25:01 am
Hmm, an interesting comment on Claudius' feelings. I wonder if your thoughts will change. I also query, although wholly entitled to them, as to your feelings that Claudius feels guilt...
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Jordan Zeigler
1/8/2017 09:41:54 am
In response to your first question, I would add that Claudius tries to resolve his dilemma with a prayer that is worth analyzing. Claudius cannot find his repentance, as he cannot undo the power he gained in his murder. He states on line 57, "May one be pardoned and retain th' offense?" Claudius clearly sees himself as a lost cause, which shows his own dilemma. But of course, Claudius is guilty of his own dilemma for killing his brother in the first place, while Hamlet's dilemma was inherited as a result of his father's death. In this regard, Hamlet's dilemma is more difficult, as he never asked for his task of revenge and the mental conflict it created.
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