Hamlet Act III.2

     Hamlet's play. which is called "The Mousetrap," consists of a king and queen who love each other, but then one day, as the king fell asleep, a man came and poured poison in his ear to kill him. The king died and the murderer seduced the queen in order to gain the crown. The slowly and reluctantly obliged and they got married. This play is almost the exact same thing that Hamlet's uncle did to his (Hamlet's) father. The new King, Hamlet's uncle, killed Hamlet's father, the old King, in order to gain the crown. Hamlet made this play in order to guilt his uncle into admitting that he killed Hamlet Sr. "The Mousetrap" is genius! Hamlet sets the stage, the characters, and the play itself so well in order to guilt his uncle. Hamlet asks Horatio, his good friend, to do this: "...when thou seest that act afoot, even with the very comment of thy soul observe my uncle" (III.2.80-82). Hamlet then asks his players, or actors, to say the lines a certain way so that the guilt will really grab at the heart of the King and pull him into admitting his sin. This entire plan is brilliant! It is truly exquisite! The reader immediately realizes the mastery in Hamlet's play when the King sees that the play resembles his murder very much and exclaims, "Give me some light, Away!" (III.2.275), and then he quickly leaves the room. The very fact that the King reacted in such a rash way shows that there is something more tot the play then just a silly play. Others will begin to realize that the King's reaction was not normal and they will want to know why. His behavior will begin to become very suspicious, and that is exactly where Hamlet wants his uncle to do. This plan, also known as "The Mousetrap," is truly remarkable and masterful!