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Polonius, who continues to meddle in the whole affair, suggests that the Queen will surely be able to discover what troubles her son, and that she should meet in private with Hamlet after the play, with himself eavesdropping behind the chamber-curtains.

Fearing for his own safety, Claudius decides to send Hamlet away to England, accompanied by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. But the hiding King knows better than to blame Hamlet's behaviour on unrequited love. Hamlet charges from the room and Ophelia is left to believe that Hamlet has gone utterly mad. "Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?" (3.1.121). He lashes out at the poor girl, rudely suggesting that she quickly get to a nunnery. Hamlet, enraged at all women because of his mother's betrayal, can show Ophelia not a drop of affection. Ophelia greets him, intent to return the letters Hamlet had written to her, as Polonius demands. Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,Īnd by opposing, end them. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer To be, or not to be, that is the question Hamlet enters talking to himself, in a state of desperation, contemplating suicide:

Polonius arranges for Ophelia to be in a place where she will surely meet Hamlet, and then he and the King hide in wait for the Prince to arrive. The King is now forced to rely upon Ophelia for information about his nephew. Rozencrantz and Guildenstern report to the King that, while Hamlet seems distracted and sad, they do not have a concrete reason for his strange behaviour. Hamlet: Plot Summary (Acts 3, 4 and 5) Act 3, Scene 1 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Plot Summary Acts 3, 4 and 5