act four, scene 2, hamlet won't tell rosenkranz and guilderstern where the dead body is. >> there are all these things of madness throughout hamlet. and many questions posed is. is he mad. what is madness? how mad is he. does he become mad. to me the path is quite straightforward, actually. i am not going to explain it now because i think it's more exciting to come and see it but what i will say is this, that he gets as close to madness as possible after he is killed paloneus and at this stage his recognition of what life is and the worth of life is very potent in his tongue and in his mind, and i deed his also in this moment, battling with his new found enemies, rosenkranz and guildenstern who were indeed his oldest friends. >> roll tape, here it is. >> what is it you've done, my lord, with the dead body. >> compounded with dust. >> tell us where it is. >> that we may take it and bury. >> do not believe. >> believe what. >> that i may keep your counsel and not mine own. besides, be demanded of a sponge. what replication should be made by the son of a king. >> take you me for a sponge