Like for example, in the second scene of the first act, where hamlet is trying to explain that he has been reprimanded for his prolonged grief period over his father’s death. However, the story of the supposed travel of hamlet and Laertes can be termed as the discretion of their respective fathers. At some point Claudius asks Polonius his stake on the desire of his son to return to France and Polonius answers with much grief. Polonius response clearly shows that he initially objected the idea of Laertes journey abroad although Laertes was able to convince him to allow him go abroad until he received consent from his father to return to France. On the same scene, Claudius feels that it is necessary to talk to hamlet and he makes it clear to him that he is not his legitimate father and he also expresses his desire for hamlet to stay in Denmark rather than Wittenberg (Shakespeare,
Like for example, in the second scene of the first act, where hamlet is trying to explain that he has been reprimanded for his prolonged grief period over his father’s death. However, the story of the supposed travel of hamlet and Laertes can be termed as the discretion of their respective fathers. At some point Claudius asks Polonius his stake on the desire of his son to return to France and Polonius answers with much grief. Polonius response clearly shows that he initially objected the idea of Laertes journey abroad although Laertes was able to convince him to allow him go abroad until he received consent from his father to return to France. On the same scene, Claudius feels that it is necessary to talk to hamlet and he makes it clear to him that he is not his legitimate father and he also expresses his desire for hamlet to stay in Denmark rather than Wittenberg (Shakespeare,