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In Act 2 Claudius schemes to discover the truth about Hamlet‘s madness while Hamlet schemes to discover the truth of Claudius‘s guilt. Explain what these plans have in common. If the conflict between the two is viewed as a chess match, who has the upper hand as the act ends and why does he possess the advantage?