While reading Act Two I noticed that they characters seem to be spying on each other to make the other look more immature than thine self. In scene one Polonius sends Reynaldo to Paris to spy on Laertes. With Reynaldo being only a servant he must follow the instructions of spying. But before he leaves to follow Laertes his instructions also increased so that was to also follow in public places and make Laertes look very "loose" and show his immaturity, or better his reputation (which is not what they want to happen.)
Also in scene two more spying takes place between characters. Eager to know the cause of Prince Hamlet's gloom, King Claudius employs Hamlet's former friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to observe him and report on his mad behavior. Another conspiracy of spying on Hamlet, Polonius reads King Claudius a private love letter written from Hamlet to Ophelia. Polonius suggests that love-sickness is the cause of Hamlet's insanity. The snooping advisor arranges a meeting between the lovers and plans to hide with Claudius behind a curtain to mark the encounter. Hamlet does some spying of his own. He plans to scrutinize King Claudius' face during "The Mousetrap" play to detect signs of guilt. At this point everyone is against Hamlet, especially King Claudius since he is interested in Ophelia. With Hamlet spying himself I believe there will soon be a change in sequence of events and who has an "upper hand" in these constant quarrels.
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