Question

Act 3 Analyze Hamlet's actions in the closet when he speaks to his mother. What rash

action does he take, and what is his reaction to it?

Answer 1

Hamlet rashly killed the man hiding behind the arras thinking that he was king Claudius. His eagerness to kill his uncle and now king led him to act before he could think properly.

He mourns the incidental death of the "intruding fool" Polonius but decided that he will still work towards achieving his goal of killing Claudius.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Act III of the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, the title character and protagonist Prince Hamlet was in conversation with his mother Queen Gertrude. The initial purpose of this meeting was for the Queen to chastise his son for his rash and unusual behavior of upsetting the king Claudius.

While Hamlet was in conversation with his mother, he found out that someone was hiding behind the curtains. Thinking that it was the King, he drew his sword and killed the man who turns put to be Polonius. His mother exclaims his deed was "rash and bloody". He had thought it was the king but once he knew it was someone else, he felt sorry for the "intruding fool" Polonius and warns his mother that he will wring her heart for her refusal to accept the wrong she had done for her son and dead husband.

His mistaken killing of Polonius did make Hamlet feel regretful but not enough to stop him from finishing his purpose of killing the King Claudius who was responsible for the murder of his own father King Hamlet.

Answer 2

Murders Polonius and Shows No Remorse

Step-by-step explanation:

While talking to his mother in an repeating fashion like when his mother accuses Hamlet of offending his father, Hamlet says his mother has offended his father. Hamlet forces his mother to sit down and says her to show her inner part. The Queen is scared and says if Hamlet is going to kill her. The queen cries help. At this time, Polonius who is hiding behind the curtain also cries for help. Hamlet kills Polonius by thrusting his sword through the curtain.

When his mother says what Hamlet has done, he questions Is it the King?. This means all the time Hamlet is thinking of taking revenge upon the King. The Queen reacts and calls it a gruesome murder, and Hamlet agrees that it is horrible but killing a king is also horrible. He pulls the dead body of Polonius and calls him mean, fool and intruder. Hamlet simply says 'farewell upon his death.