Hamlet's Strange Behavior

King Claudius greets Guildenstern and Rosencrantz at Elsinore and explains his concern about Hamlet’s strange behavior. Claudius chose both of them to investigate if there are any reasons to Hamlet’s strange behavior other than his father’s sudden death. As Guildenstern and Rosencrantz are both childhood friends of Hamlet, they are familiar with his normal behavior and personality. They both agree to do their best and leave to locate Hamlet. Polonius then enters the room and claims he has found the cause to Hamlet’s bizarre behavior. He reads the letter Hamlet has written to Polonius’ daughter, Ophelia. Moreover, Polonius confessed that he has order his daughter to stay away from Hamlet, and reject all of his messages and gifts. Polonius believes