Hamlet act 4 scene 1,2,3 and 4

These scenes were very short and somewhat complicated to understand, therefore as a class we studied each important character individually and made presentations on them. This way we could focus on what they did and how they currently feel in this specific scene. It made it easier for me to understand what was happening.

By now Hamlet has talked to his mother about her actions. He has told her that he knows the truth and he yells at her asking her why would she ever choose King Claudius over his honorable father. He is determined to torment his mother and make her feel guilty, but he sees the ghost of his father who tells his not to harm the Queen. Hamlet listens to his beloved father and tells his mother that if she wants to be forgiven then she must have to refuse having sexual intercourse with the current King. The queen agrees with Hamlet, in the end of their conversation. Another important event of this scene is that Polonius is hiding in order to listen to the conversation. However, he makes a noise and Hamlet murders him thinking is the King. Hamlet takes Poloniu's body away.

In the next scene Claudius asks Gertrude about Hamlet's recent reaction, and the Queen explains how Hamlet killed Polonius by "accident". King Claudius assumes that he will go through the same thing Polonius did unless he does something about Hamlet. He decides that sending Hamlet away to England is the best way to keep himself alive. Hamlet agrees and is escroted on his journey. There Hamlet meets the prince of Denmark, Fortinbras, who intends to invade Poland. Watching Fortinbras' inmensive army attacking a land gets Hamlet in shock. Fortinbras' impolsive behavious in war, make Hamlet want to revenge his father more than ever.

I think that these two chapters were sort of scary because the Hamlet has finished awaking the anger inside him. It was seen that he is completly capable of killing a man without any regret. Now that he truly wishes to kill someone nothing will stop him. I consider Hamlet's character as scary because of this, but he is the cause of all the drama and intensity of this play.
By comparing Hamlet to Macbeth, I consider Hamlet more confused and angry then Macbeth who truly wanted the crown. Even compared to Othello, I consider Hamlet being more disturbed than him. In other words, throughout my experience with Shakespeare, the character of Hamlet takes the crown for being the most trouble causing man in any play I have read.