Polonius

queen's, Gertrude, room. Polonius advises Gertrude to be tough with Hamlet and hides. In the previous scene, we find out that Claudius knows that Hamlet found out the truth…

empire came crumbling down falling into their own demise. The chief advisor Polonius of King Claudius and the previous King Hamlet, had two children Laertes and Ophelia whom were very close to the royal family mainly with Prince Hamlet. The current king of Denmark King Claudius and brother to the former King Hamlet, married to the Queen Gertrude and uncle/stepfather to Prince Hamlet. The first victim of Hamlet is Polonius, died due to a stab wound. After the first killing, the second victim,…

There are two answers for the question of whether hamlet is sane or insane when it is considered in two perspectives. Apparently Hamlet does not consider himself insane, but his actions seem to be considered insane to other people, like Polonius, the Queen and the King. If a person is living completely by himself/herself, there is no criteria which can be used to judge whether the person is sane or insane. Also, linking back to the definition of “sanity” and “insanity”, they have different…

hierarchy and categorize Hamlet’s “transformation” as serious and surprising. In Act 2 scene 2 of Doran’s adaptation, during the conversation between the king, the queen, and Polonius about why Hamlet has suddenly gone crazy, Ophelia is present. In our version of the novel, Ophelia is absent from the conversation and Polonius talks about what she will do, as if he can control her. But by including her in the discussion, Doran portrays her as empowered because she is informed about what is…

bung-hole: death is meaningless. Providence in the fall of a sparrow: Death is inevitable and meant to be. 7/ Parents and Children. King Fortinbras and Prince Fortinbras: Son takes action to regain father's lost lands. Polonius and Laertes: Father spies on son; Son avenges father. Polonius and Ophelia: Father uses daughter; Daughter mourns father. King Hamlet and Prince Hamlet: Father burdons son; son worships father. Hamlet and Claudius: Stepfather rewards and punishes stepson; Stepfather…

Relatively towards the start of the play, the love affair between Hamlet and Ophelia is introduced. Numerous times, Ophelia is warned by both her father Polonius, and brother Laertes, that Hamlet will make false vows and won’t want a real relationship. Ophelia obeys her family and ends their relationship. However, Hamlet confronts Ophelia and discovers through her make-up, why they can no longer be together…

In a desperate grasp at power, Polonius exploits his own daughter in an attempt to get the king to favor and trust him; therefore, Ophelia becomes a pawn in the elaborate battle of wits between Hamlet and Claudius and Polonius. When Hamlet enters the room proclaiming, “To be, or not to be: that is the question,” (Ham. 3.1.57) Ophelia is already there, yet there is no greeting in…

consisting of the king and queen, Polonius and Ophelia and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern enters to begin the act. Claudius asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern what they have learned about Hamlet’s illness. The two reply that they have not been able to find its cause they do mention, however, that Hamlet was very enthusiastic about the players performance that night, which prompts Claudius to agree to play attend the play. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern leave. Polonius and Claudius then begin their…

by William Shakespeare, Polonius gives Laertes various pieces of advice before Laertes departs for France. Many of which are applicable to a multitude of characters throughout the play, and the characters who are not present while the advice is given may have benefitted from the messages that Polonius gives in his speech. However, the characters that are present to hear the advice, Polonius and Laertes, have the great advantage over other characters because they have…

control Fortinbras’s resentment. For the time being, Hamlet fakes insanity with all of his friends and family, as well as his dearly loved, Ophelia, who is the daughter of Polonius…