This scene is a continuation of Polonius plan to show Hamlet's madness. This time he makes Ophelia confront Hamlet meanwhile he will be spying. In this scene also, Hamlet before meeting Ophelia, is deciding whether to commit suicide or not. He does not find death frightening, and that is what concerns people around him the most. Hamlet also thinks out loud which makes the reader understand his characterization more. When Hamlet meets Ophelia he seems somewhat upset, and says "Ha, ha! Are you honest…Are you fair?" to her. This is because re realizes that she and his mother have lied to him. This caused him to feel anger against women overall. Meanwhile this was happening they were being watched. King Claudius got truly concerned about Hamlet's mental state and to be safe he wanted to send him away to England.
I am not entirely sure if I understood this scene. However I did read the spark notes and it seems that I got close to the real play. At this point of the play, I think that Hamlet is truly loosing it now. Considering suicide because death is not scary at all is truly concerning. This may suggest that he no longer has any appreciation for his own life and sees no purpose to it. I thought that his next goal would be taking revenge but perhaps he is even doubting that. I predict and tragic ending for this play.
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