Act III Scenes III and IV

     In Act III Scene III, Hamlet is very close to killing Claudius. He has a perfect opportunity when Claudius is on his knees praying trying to ask for forgiveness. Hamlet thinks out loud to himself. Does Claudius hear his soliloquy? We do not know. Hamlet is debating to himself whether or not that time is appropriate or not. He did not want to kill Claudius when there was a good chance that he could go to Heaven. However, I strongly feel like Claudius did not hear Hamlet's soliloquy because I feel as though Claudius would have reacted to it. Or maybe Claudius took in the information he heard Hamelt say, but chose to act like he did not. I am conflicted in with which it could be. After Hamlet's soliloquy Claudius says, "My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts never to heaven go" (3.3. 97-98). It is strange that Claudius said something so calm. He is saying that his words mean nothing if his thoughts are still on earth. I am changing my mind, I actually have a feeling that Claudius did hear Hamlet, he is just going to act like he didn't.

     In Act III Scene IV, Hamlet goes to have a conversation with his mother, the Queen. This Scene has a lot going on and there are many harsh words said by Hamelt. He finally lets his mother know how he feels about Claudius as a person and as her husband. It even gets so bad that Gertrude says, "O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain" (3.4.157). She says this because Hamlet is being so rude and harsh with his words and he is acting crazy and his mother does not know what to think about him anymore. Plus, Hamlet kills Polonius because Polonius was spying on the conversation (3.4.25). Hamlet's mother is very hurt by how he is acting toward her and talking to her. So she says that he is breaking her heart in two.