Spying
"Ay, sir; to be honest , as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand." said Hamlet (II.II.177). Deceit, misleading information, and spying on others, which are some of the major themes of the play, can lead to a persons death, purposely or accidentally. The misleading and deceitful instances in the play are in some way responsible for Hamlet's death. Claudius misleads Hamlet when he shipped him off to England under the excuse of a retreat and when he realizes that the new king has lied to not only him, but the people of Denmark about the death of the former king. Hamlets' deceit comes from his mother, believing that she has betrayed his father's love by not mourning for long enough after his death, and by marrying Claudius. Spying also causes problems for Hamlet down the line since it leads to the killing of Polonius, which was the cause for everyone else's death. Misleading instances in the play occur frequently. The moment when the ghost tells Hamlet that his death was not accidental and that he was poisoned by Claudius is what starts the lies and murder in the play. Until the night of the play that Hamlet made, "Mouse trap", Hamlet still doubted what the ghost of his father told him of his murder. As soon
Out of all of these events that lead to Hamlet's death, most of his problems were a result of spying. There were several acts of spying that had occurred in the play, which lead to a downfall and made this play a tragedy. One occurrence of spying was Act 2 Scene 1, Polonius sending his servant, Reynaldo, to spy on Laertes in Paris. Polonius tells Reynaldo to visit public places and to spread rumors about Laertes so he can either confirm or deny the rumors. In Act 2, Scene 2 Claudius hires Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, old friends of Hamlet, to observe Hamlet's mad behavior. Also spying on Hamlet, Polonius reads Claudius a love letter written from Hamlet to Ophelia. Polonius thinks that Hamlet's love is the cause of his madness. They arrange a "meeting" between the two and hide to spy on them. In Act 3, Scene 1 Claudius and Polonius set up an encounter between Hamlet and Ophelia again and study the confrontation. In Act 3, Scene 2 Hamlet asks Horatio to spy on Claudius during "The Mousetrap" play in detection of signs of guilt. Hamlet tells Horatio to spy on Claudius and note his reaction to the play. Lastly in Act 3, Scene 3 Claudius orders Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to take Hamlet to England. The biggest spy of all, Polonius hides behind a tapestry to spy on Hamlet's confrontation with his mother. Mistaking the spy for King Claudius, Hamlet stabs Polonius through the Tapestry. All of these events of spying lead to the plays downfall and tragedy. If there had been no spying the outcome of
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