Polonius is a hypocrite, he wants his son to be true to himself but he does not want his family name to be tarnished. Is Laertes in love with Ophelia?
Where Hamlet is verbal, Laertes is physical; where Hamlet broods, Laertes blusters. Laertes' love for Ophelia and duty to Polonius drive him to passionate action, while Hamlet's love for Gertrude and duty to King Hamlet drive him to passionate inaction. Why does Polonius not want Ophelia to be with Hamlet?
Polonius sternly echoes Laertes' advice, and forbids Ophelia to associate with Hamlet anymore. He tells her that Hamlet has deceived her in swearing his love, and that she should see through his false vows and rebuff his affections. Does Polonius deserve his fate? Polonius meets his fate by being in the "wrong place at the wrong time," but he is in that place because of his plan to spy on Hamlet as he and Gertrude have a conversation in her private rooms. He claims to have the answer to Hamlet's madness when he says that Hamlet is mad because of Ophelia's rejection of him.
How would you describe Polonius advice to his son? Polonius tells his son, "Give every man thy ear but few thy voice," which means Laertes should listen more and talk less 1. What is ironic about Polonius says Brevity is the soul of wit? This shows that Polonius is caring in a way, intelligent and sneaky.
What is humorously ironic about Polonius saying, "Brevity is the soul of wit"? It is because he keeps saying how he's going to be brief but he keeps saying so much he loses the point which is, Hamlet is crazy in love. Why does Hamlet tell Ophelia Get thee to a nunnery? In his anger, he curses the fickleness of all women and tells Ophelia to "get thee to a nunnery.
A Danish lord, Polonius is the father of Laertes and Ophelia. And he's exactly the kind of dad who's so embarrassing that you don't even want to bring friends to meet him: he's self-absorbed, long-winded, and dull. Not to mention that he's totally bugged your car with a GPS tracking device. So, what's going on with this bad dad? Played by the right actor, self-absorbed, long-winded, and dull becomes completely hilarious. Check out the scene where Hamlet's directing the players actors.
Polonius is hilarious. When one of the players delivers a heart-wrenching speech about Priam's death , Polonius interrupts to say and we are not making this up , "This is too long" 2.
He also cuts in at their use of the words " mobled queen" to say "Oh, that's good; 'mobled queen' is good. Brain Snack: you're not alone in thinking that "mobled" is a bizarre word, even for Shakespeare. Some editors substitute the word "ennobled. It's weird, then, that Polonius gets some of the play's most famous lines.
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Polonius Described as: Self-assured, cynical, self-centred, flatterer, long-winded, sly, devious, false, shrewd, immoral, sermonise, meddling, political, arrogant, despicable, vain, hypocritical, manipulative, verbose, insincere, self-absorbed. Believes he understands a young mans mind. Ridicules his daughter.
Cares more about his own reputation than his daughters feelings and emotions. Believes he knows what young men want, think and feel. Shows no comfort to his distressed daughter after her confrontation with Hamlet.
Decides that he must tell Claudius of the encounter and brings a distressed Ophelia with him. Shows he does not trust his son and shows his sly nature. Shows the conviction in his beliefs when willing to give up his post if proved wrong.
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