I Ain’t Callin’ You a Truther!
The key to good eavesdropping is not getting caught.
― Lemony Snicket
Eavesdropping leads to drama since it demonstrates that there is no trust or the person wants to know what is happening within the community. People do not think of the consequences that comes from eavesdropping. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Polonius establishes an egotistical persona. He believes that everything he says is right or he will find a way to prove it.
Polonius gives Laertes advice, yet this is advice that he should also take. He does not live a good life if he is consistently looking for information to prove that he is right.
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice;
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man. (1.3.68-80)
He gives …show more content…
He is curious to know whether his son, Laertes, is being a fool in Paris. Polonius talks to Reynaldo and tells him “There put on him what forgeries you please” (2.1.20) if people question as to how he knows Laertes. It is not shocking that Polonius wants to know how his son acts in Paris since it is different as to how he is describing him. He is curious as to whether or not Laertes changed his ways when he got to Paris. Moreover, he does not trust that his son has changed and is looking for support to acknowledge that his son did not change.
Polonius begins to eavesdrop on Hamlet to see if he can get information out of him, especially now that there is a play happening. Hamlet knows that Polonius overhears his conversation with Rosencrantz that he insults him “at each ear a hearer. / That great baby you see there is not yet out of swaddling clouts” (2.2.382-383). Rosencrantz then describes Polonius as a man-child because of the way he acts. Hamlet knows that Polonius enjoys to eavesdrop, making him predictable because of his Polonius’ actions. Overall, Hamlet is aware of
The key to good eavesdropping is not getting caught.
― Lemony Snicket
Eavesdropping leads to drama since it demonstrates that there is no trust or the person wants to know what is happening within the community. People do not think of the consequences that comes from eavesdropping. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Polonius establishes an egotistical persona. He believes that everything he says is right or he will find a way to prove it.
Polonius gives Laertes advice, yet this is advice that he should also take. He does not live a good life if he is consistently looking for information to prove that he is right.
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice;
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man. (1.3.68-80)
He gives …show more content…
He is curious to know whether his son, Laertes, is being a fool in Paris. Polonius talks to Reynaldo and tells him “There put on him what forgeries you please” (2.1.20) if people question as to how he knows Laertes. It is not shocking that Polonius wants to know how his son acts in Paris since it is different as to how he is describing him. He is curious as to whether or not Laertes changed his ways when he got to Paris. Moreover, he does not trust that his son has changed and is looking for support to acknowledge that his son did not change.
Polonius begins to eavesdrop on Hamlet to see if he can get information out of him, especially now that there is a play happening. Hamlet knows that Polonius overhears his conversation with Rosencrantz that he insults him “at each ear a hearer. / That great baby you see there is not yet out of swaddling clouts” (2.2.382-383). Rosencrantz then describes Polonius as a man-child because of the way he acts. Hamlet knows that Polonius enjoys to eavesdrop, making him predictable because of his Polonius’ actions. Overall, Hamlet is aware of