Claudius Straight Up Guilty--Hamlet #5

Claudius is guilty and the ghost was right all along. Hamlet makes reference to a chameleon in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2 which I thought was very appropriate: "Excellent, i' faith, of the chameleon’s dish. I eat the air, promise-crammed. You cannot feed capons so" (3.2.86-87). Hamlet blends into the environment while keeping his true motive concealed. Even before the play, he maintained the facade of a mad man in order to carry out his plot against Claudius. Hamlet's plan goes surprisingly well and Claudius's guilt is exposed when he orders the play to cease. Once Hamlet has been figured out, Rosencrantz delivers the Queen's message: "Then thus she says: your behavior hath struck her into amazement and admiration" (3.2.) I thought that this was ironic considering the fact that the Queen has not been the most admirable person herself. Hamlet's behavior is more admirable because he has a noble cause to his plan, exposing the truth.