Bonus Discussion 5 - A Comedy of Masks

In J. Dover Wilson's What Happens in Hamlet(1935), Wilson states, "The second act of Hamlet is comedy; a comedy of masks." Comment on this statement.

Discussion 5 - Aspects of Hamlet Act 2

There are 5 choices for this weeks blog, therefore there can only be six students per choice.
Please indicate you choice by reserving it in this week's thread.

Topics:

1. Show that Hamlet is insane Act 2.
2. Show that Hamlet is sane in Act 2.
3. Discuss the parallelism of Hamlet, Laertes and Forinbras by the end of Act 2.
4. Who has the advantage in the play by the end of Act 2, Hamlet or Claudius?
5. Explain the significance of Ophelia by the end of Act 2.