'Hamlet' Act 3 Scene 4: Summary and Analysis

A brief summary and analysis of Act 3 Scene 4 of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' 'Hamlet' is currently one of the literary options for the Grade 12 NSC English Home Language syllabus. 00:00 Introduction 00:14 Polonius and Gertrude waiting for Hamlet 00:55 Hamlet enters Gertrude's room 01:54 Hamlet kills Polonius 02:47 Gertrude's response to Hamlet's killing of Polonius 03:46 Hamlet compares King Hamlet to Claudius 05:01 The Ghost appears 05:55 Hamlet makes Gertrude promise 06:44 Conclusion