Description Of Ophelia In Hamlet

Ophelia is Polonius’s daughter and Laertes's sister. She is also the girl that Hamlet has been in love with. The advice Laertes gives Ophelia before leaving is to be careful of falling in love with Prince Hamlet. The advice Polonius gives Laertes before he leaves is to not say what he is thinking and not to act on it either. He also advises him to be friendly but not too friendly and to hold onto trustworthy friends. Polonius tells Laertes not to waste time on people and not to be quick to get into fights. He also encourages that he listens to everyone but only speaks to a few and to hear everyone's opinions but to make his own judgements. Polonius tells him to spend his money on quality clothing and to not borrow or lend his money. Lastly, he tells his son to be true to himself. …show more content…
Polonius requests that his daughter spends less time with Hamlet and stops speaking to Hamlet as often as she normally does. When the scene opens, everyone is waiting for the ghost of King Hamlet to appear. When the ghost appears, Hamlet speaks to the ghost asking for a response, but instead, the ghost of King Hamlet points out a direction and Hamlet follows it there and they have a conversation. The others react to what is happening in fear because they think the ghost is a cursed