Hamlet Act 2 analysis continued

Today I am going to analyze act 2 scene two of William Shakespeare's famous play Hamlet. In the scene Claudius and Gertrude order Hamlet's friends to spy on him to find out the reason for his foul mood. Polonius than tell the king and queen about Hamlet's love for his daughter Ophelia. Polonius shows the royals love letters and poems that Hamlet has given to his daughter Ophelia as proof of his love for her. To further prove that Hamlet is in love with Ophelia, Polonius suggested that the Claudius, Gertrude, and himself should hide behind a current as Hamlet and Ophelia talk. They notice Hamlet walking while reading and Polonius offered to talk with the prince. Polonius attempts to converse with Hamlet, who appears insane; he calls the old man a “fishmonger” and answers his questions irrationally. Yet, Hamlet's words seem to have hidden meanings; Polonius mentioned that his replies were "pregnant" with meaning. As Polonius leaves Rosencrantz and Guildenstern enter and talk with Hamlet. Hamlet asks why they were sent to him and his friends tell him that they were just visiting. The prince saw through this lie and said that he knows the real reason why they were there. I am going to paraphrase what Hamlet tells his friends; he told them, "I will tell you why. My anticipation will reveals how you are trying to prevent your discovery about your secrecy to the king and queen's demands. Lately I have lost all my happiness and stopped all my customs." This part of the scene is very important and may be one of the most important in this scene, because it shows the mirthless situation Hamlet is going through, since not only is his family trying to discretely spy on him they are using his best friends to do it. Furthermore, these lines are important, because it shows that Hamlet is fully aware of his family's plans and intentions, which can show that Hamlet is sane and fully aware of his situation. With these lines Shakespeare helps establish not only Hamlet's mirthless situation, but also his awareness of his family's discreet plans. These lines connect to early in the act when Polonius tells Claudius and Gertrude, " At such a time I'll lose my daughter to him./ Be you and I behind an arras then./ Mark the encounter." Polonius was telling the royal family about his secret plan to discreetly hid and watch Hamlet engaging with his daughter, so that it will prove Hamlet's madness; this connects to the lines I chose, since in both his family is developing plans to spy on Hamlet.