The Blood is Beginning to Boil - Act 3 Scene 2

Claudius is now going to know that Hamlet knows what Claudius murdered King Hamlet. He is probably going to try and convince people that Hamlet is crazy, or try to kill him. A part of this play that surprised me is that Hamlet seemed happy when Claudius stopped the play, confirming Hamlet's suspicion. "Ah ha! Come, some music!" (317). Why is Hamlet celebrating because he now knows for sure that his uncle killed his father? I guess since his father is dead either way, and his mother seems to have already gotten over the loss that Hamlet is still mourning, Hamlet wants someone to blame. If Claudius would not have killed his father, then he might just feel like the world is out to get him, but this way he can feel that Claudius is out to get him. If he can now prove what Claudius did, his mother might go back to mourning King Hamlet, and he could feel good again.

I think Hamlet's soliloquy at the close of Scene 2 sets the stage for violence, which will only become worse as the play progresses. He can "now...drink hot blood" (422-423). That is straight up weird. The man is getting crazier and crazier. At this point, he wants to "be cruel, not unnatural," (428). Although so far he only wants to "speak daggers...but use none," I think eventually he will stop holding back at all (429). Hamlet is beginning to become okay with violence, and although he wants to hold back from violently confronting his mother right now, I think later on we will see Hamlet's emotions consume him. He will not be able to refrain from using violence to cope with his emotional troubles.