In this scene, Polonius and Claudius spy on Ophelia and Hamlet while they talk. Ophelia has already been told by the both of them to try and get Hamlet to tell her what is troubling him. This proves unsuccessful as Hamlet tells her that he never loved her and that she should go and work in a nunnery or a brothel. This shocks Ophelia and Polonius (once Hamlet leaves) as they both thought he was driven crazy for his love of Ophelia. They devise a plan so that Claudius will spy on Gertrude (with her knowledge) and Hamlet when she tries to get him to confess to her why he’s going mad. If that doesn’t work then they’ll send Hamlet off to England to try and collect the money that England owes norway. They hope that this will take Hamlets mind off of things and that it drives the madness out of him.