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How Does Shakespeare Present The Internal Conflict In Hamlet

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In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, he showed the reader the life of the protagonist Hamlet and his struggles in the plot. Throughout the Rising Action in Act 2 of Shakespeare play, he shows how Polonius develops from Act 1, the internal conflict in Hamlet that continues to build, as well as the intensification of the relationship between Hamlet and Polonius. To begin with, in Act 1 Polonius is shown as protective of his daughter Ophelia, ordering her to break her relationship with Hamlet. Loyal to King Claudius being respectful towards him as his trustworthy advisor. He’s also portrayed as wise, for offering advice to Laertes as he leaves to school in France, However, in Act 2 Polonius begins to become very interested in Hamlet's madness, thinking that Ophelia ending their relationship is the cause for …show more content…

He then informs King Claudius and Queen Gertrude “Your noble son is mad… I have a daughter.” Being a sycophant wanting to tell them first, before being certain that that is the reason for Hamlet's madness. Having invalid information for jumping into conclusion. The development of Polonius in Act 1 and 2 changes from protective and wise to nosy and a lair. This helps Act 2 develop as the RIsing Action of the play since the behavior of Polonius being nosy helps the King. He's one of the reasons Claudius becomes suspicious of Hamlet and the cause of his madness. Eventually, Polonius's behavior of being sneaky gets him into some trouble. Throughout, Act 2 the reader sees the internal conflict that Hamlet has, continue from Act 1 when Old Hamlet's ghost appears to him telling him to kill Claudius, build in Act 2. Showing Hamlet's madness towards himself as, “ A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak-like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause.” He feels mad at himself for not fulfilling Old Hamlets wish to kill Claudius yet since months

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Let me be no assistant for a state,
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