'Hamlet' Act 2 Scene 2: Summary and Analysis

A brief summary and analysis of Act 2 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'

'Hamlet' is currently one of the literary options for the Grade 12 NSC English Home Language syllabus.

00:00 Introduction
00:12 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
00:36 Claudius and Gertrude have summoned Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
01:26 Cornelius and Voltemand have returned from Norway
03:00 Polonius reports Hamlet's strange behaviour to Claudius and Gertrude
04:02 Hamlet and Polonius have a conversation
04:33 Hamlet speaks with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
05:15 Hamlet asks why Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have come
06:03 The arrival of the players (actors)
06:59 Hamlet reflects on his plan to determine if Claudius is guilty
08:00 Conclusion