His rudeness to his daughter shows that he does not care about her. Instead, he is suspicious that she might ruin his reputation and that Hamlet has the worst intentions for Ophelia. Polonius is selfish, suspicious, and uncaring. Before Laertes departs to Paris, Polonius gave him some last words of advice. Polonius is asking his son to be honorable and virtuous. Polonius is hypocritical for giving his son this advice because he is not trusting of his own son.
After his son leaves, he sends Reynaldo to follow Laertes to Paris to find out how he is conducting himself. Polonius does not trust his son and does the dishonorable thing of sending a spy. Why would Polonius give Laertes fatherly advice and still not trust his son? This shows another weakness of Polonius.
He cannot learn to trust others. He is a hypocrite for asking his son to be honorable when he cannot listen to his own advice. Polonius is proven not to be an honorable man and this ironically is how he was killed. Polonius did the unthinkable act of spying and eavesdropping on a private conversation and is killed. Part of the job description is to help Claudius sort out information and make wise decisions.
But there are moments when it seems as though Polonius wants to make the final word, as oppose to letting Claudius make the final decision. He says he and Claudius should hide behind a curtain in the lobby of the castle where hamlet often likes to take long walks as hamlet comes across Ophelia there.
They basically plan to eavesdrop on hamlet and Ophelia. Is he right or wrong? Explain your thoughts and be sure to use a modern example to prove your point To have them meet so they can spy on them Shakespeare uses a lighter moment in this scene to make fun of the London theater seven of his own time.
What is hamlets plain to make the play even more-closely parallel the murderous actions of his uncle? Hamlet wants to see a play called, The Murder of Gonzago. He will add a few lines to the original work. Those lines will most likely mimic the specifics of Claudius murderous actions against king Hamlet. The actors emphasize for Hamlet his own lack of passion and lack of action moving forward in his plain to kill Claudius. Murdering someone is a heavy move.
How has hamlet also been playing a role in act II? Do you think he is? No he is waiting until the proper time to take action. Why might hamlet think of himself as a villain? Why is Hamlet so cruel to Ophelia? Why does Ophelia go mad? Does Ophelia actually kill herself? What is the significance of the gravediggers? Characters Polonius. Previous section Ophelia. The name Polonius could then be an allusion to the historical situation. Gollancz explains the joke in the name Corambus, which appears in Fratricide Punished, a possible ur- Hamlet analogue see Bullough, Sources 7: The name.
The OED explains further the derivation of the figurative uses of the word from the unpleasant effects of crambe, twice-cooked cabbage. Gollancz is I believe the first to attach the name Polonius to an important and popular work, De Optimo Senatore, published in Latin in in Venice and first translated into English in He was born in and died in Gollancz says Tradesmen, artisans, merchants and bondsmen should not participate in government and no doubt players would be among this group :.
For our meaning is not, that anye of the multitude, as Plowemen, Artizanes, and other persons of vile occupation shall aspyre vnto the offices, which oughte bee giuen vnto welthye Citizens, Gentlemen, and others of good education and wisedome. And albeit they are necessarie for the societie of men, yet in respect they bee occupyed in actions unfitte for free men, they are not to bee admitted to gouerne the commonweale.
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