After watching the King’s reaction to the play Hamlet has a discussion with Guildenstern in act 3 scene 2. He expresses a feeling of treason publicly that was not seen before.
“Why, look you know, how unworthy a thing you make of me! You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass; and there is much music, excellent voice, in this little organ, yet cannot you make it speak. ‘Sblood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?” (Act 3, Scene 2)
The comparison between hamlet and a pipe leads the audience to believe and understand what hamlet is going through. His supposed friends are trying to play him, and it is obvious. What separates this discussion with the others in the play is the anger in Hamlets voice. He can’t understand why his friends would treat him in such a way made treason obvious. The rage is somewhat controlled when speaking about the pipe but he explodes when asking, “do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe?” It is as if he was insulted in the face. It is hard to determine what angered him more, the fact that he was betrayed, or the lack of decency his comrades use when talking to him.
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