A summary of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act II

1. William
Shakespeare
ACT II
Dr. Mohammed Fahmy Raiyah

2. ACT II

3. Prince Hamlet decides to avenge his
father’s death, but delays. He enters into a
deep melancholy and apparent madness.
Claudius and Gertrude employ a pair of
Hamlet’s friends, Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern, to watch him to discover the
cause of his strange behavior. When Polonius
suggests that Hamlet may be mad with love
for his daughter, Ophelia, Claudius agrees to
spy on Hamlet in conversation with the girl.

4. Polonius spies on Hamlet

15. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

16. Brief Summary of Act II
• Ophelia says that Hamlet acts strangely.
• Claudius employs Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
to find out why Hamlet is acting odd.
• Polonius suggests that Hamlet is mad because
Ophelia rejects him.