Hamlet

Revenge and Wit
The first few scenes in act four seem to move by very quickly. Basically Cladius wants to get Hamlet the heck out of Denmark for fear that he will be the next victim on Hamlet’s death list. He sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern England. Theses a re two crapy friend seeing as they have totally turned against Hamlet and become, “sponges” benefiting from their friendship with him by soaking up “ the king’s countenance, his rewards, his authorities” (12, 15-16). Both men are very pathetic during this scene with their inability to understand Hamlets wit. They take Hamlet the see the King and Hamlet continues with his whole “madness” act, but with Cladius he is playing a very dangerous game. Unlike Hamlet’s two friends, Cladius IS a match for Hamlet’s wit, and the king grows very angry and impatient with Hamlet’s riddles.
Cladius can’t get a straight answer out of Hamlet and you can tell is finding it very hard to maintain his composure ...