One real turning point in this scene is when Hamlet says: "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king." What Hamlet means is that he'll judge the kings' reaction to the play, and if he looks guilty, then his suspicions will be confirmed. Without this line, Hamlet would not have hatched a plan to confirm his doubts, leaving him without enough evidence to fully seek out his revenge.
I felt really bad for Hamlet when his friends finally admitted to being "sent for" by his step-father to spy on him. It's at this point that Hamlet realizes that he truely has almost no one in the world he can trust. I'm glad I'm not in the same position as him for I don't know what I'd do if I had no one to turn to.
I enjoyed the part where in Hamlet's soliloquy, he says "O, vengeance!" followed by "Why, what an ass am I!" I find it amusing that he goes from yelling at the top of his lungs, to calmly commenting on his own behavour. The shift in his mood in almost scary!
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