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In Act 3, scene IV, Hamlet meets with his mother, Gertrude, in her quarters while Polonius is secretly listening to their conversation behind the curtains. Polonius and the queen are trying to figure out Hamlet’s intentions, and Gertrude begins by accusing Hamlet of disrespecting and offending Claudius. Soon, the queen feels threatened by Hamlet’s aggressiveness towards her and screams for help. At this time, Hamlet hears a noise behind the curtain and immediately stabs …

…his complexity as a character in this scene. It is surprising that he killed Polonius so suddenly without any thought when he has delayed and planned the killing of his true enemy, Claudius, for so long. He is indecisive and has trouble keeping his thoughts and actions on the same level. Also, the fact that Gertrude cannot see the ghost makes it possible that Hamlet really is insane and making it up in his head.