Hamlet
Act 3 Sc. 1, Lines 1–49
Sc. 1, Lines 1–49: Sum up the report from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and explain what they say about Hamlet in line 8. Comment on the dramatic irony in lines 15–28 by explaining what you know that the characters onstage during these lines do not know. What’s being set up in lines 28–49? What plan does it fulfill from Act II?