• Hamlet, William Sakespeare

• Introduction
• Short Summary
• Detailed Summary
• Summary Act I-Scene-I
• Summary Act I, Scene II
• Summary Act I, Scene III
• Summary Act I, Scene IV
• Summary Act I, Scene V
• Summary Act II, Scene I
• Summary Act II, Scene II
• Summary Act III, Scene I
• Summary Act III, Scene II
• Summary Act III, Scene III
• Summary Act III, Scene IV
• Summary Act IV, Scene I-II
• Summary Act IV, Scene III-IV
• Summary Act IV, Scene V
• Summary Act IV, Scene VI-VII
• Summary Act V, Scene I
• Summary Act V, Scene II
• Character of Hamlet
• Character of Ophelia
• Themes & Topics
• University Questions & Answers
• Top 10 Quotes from Hamlet
• Best Quotes from Hamlet

Act II, Scene-I Detailed Summary of Hamlet: "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare

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This is Elsinore. Here Reynaldo and Polonius are discussing. Polonius is sending Reynaldo to Paris to spy on his son and acquaint him of the deeds he is inclined to in Paris. Reynaldo is given the charge to play according to the situation but Polonius also wants him not to create any scandal for his son. After Reynaldo is gone, enters Ophelia. She looks disturbed. She tells her father how Hamlet entered her room in a very shabby and upset:

"I did repel his letters and denied
His access to me."

He held her wrist and looked mad. Reynaldo decides to approach the king.