Hamlet+2.1

2. This scene adds another layer to the situation between Hamlet and Ophelia. A distressed Hamlet finds Ophelia and tells her what has taken place with the ghost of his father and Ophelia dutifully tells her father of this occurrence. This causes Polonius to assume that Hamlet is, insane and plans to tell the King, creating more potential difficulty for Hamlet and Ophelia's relationship.

5. I am still not a fan of Polonius. He just still seems too controlling. He not only attempts to dictate his son's actions while he is away in France, but he is still preventing his daughter from seeing Hamlet despite the fact that she might have feelings for him. He does not consider his daughter's feelings at all when she approaches him about Hamlet's worries. He immediately jumps to the conclusion that he is mad if such a conclusion could keep him away from his daughter.

7. Hamlet's situation just keeps getting worse by the minute. As if his current situation was not burdensome enough, Polonius is on his way to the King to claim that he is mad, insane and possibly dangerous. Although he is unaware of Polonius's actions as of yet, the possible effects that such actions would have could be detrimental to Hamlet's mental and psychological state.