“A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.” The two lovers are secretly spies and trained assassins who have been assigned to kill each other, and this completely changes their relationship, and creates drama between them. This describes those around me, for we are spying on and killing those around us. My dear Claudius and I have acquired the assistance of Guildenstern and Rosencrantz, we asked them, “Some little time: so by your companies / To draw him on to pleasures, and to gather, / So much as from occasion you may glean, / Whether aught, to us unknown, afflicts him thus,” (2.2.14-17) It hurts me that we have to spy on him in order to learn more about his thoughts.
Thankfully we have loyal citizens from Denmark that are willing to break from their morals. Rosencrantz was uneasy when we suggested, but Guildenstern confirmed, “But we both obey, / and here give up ourselves, in the full bent / to lay our service freely at your feet, / to be commanded.” (2.2.29-32) If we did not have loyal citizens, we would have to pursue different, maybe more direct and justified methods. When they did accept, I was very eager for them to begin, “And I beseech you instantly to visit” (2.2.35) I feel guilty for getting them started so early to spy on Hamlet, it makes me feel like he is becoming more and more of a stranger.
I feel like I will also not find any new information, or at least I hope it is no worse than mourning and his feeling of betrayal. Claudius told to me about Polonius’s findings, “He tells me, my dear Gertrude, he hath found / The head and source of all your son’s distemper.” (2.2.54-55) Without Claudius continuing, I responded my thoughts, “I doubt it is no other but the main; / His father’s death, and our o’erhasty marriage.” (2.2.56-57) I really hope he is able to end his mourning, and to forgive me for my quick marriage to my sweet Claudius.
-Gertrude
Ah yes. Sweet hamlet is still so miserable about the death of his father. It is heart breaking sometimes. Im sure he resents Claudius for marrying you, he even thinks that Claudius may have had to do with the death of his father. blame "...the play's the thing/ Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King (2.2. 605-606)." He is just a little angry, probably just needs someone to blame. I hope he will soon get over this. He needs to kind of move on from it, and respect his new father. Realize that Denmark can still be great.
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