a result of manipulation from the royalty. This is the case of Polonius’ family. The real tragedy of Hamlet is not that of Hamlet or his family but of Polonius’ family because their deaths were not the consequence of sinful actions of their own but rather by their innocent involvement in the schemes of Claudius and Hamlet. The first character to die in Hamlet is Polonius. Although Polonius often acts in a deceitful manner when dealing with Hamlet‚ it
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kingdom since he is next to be king. “Those friends thou hast‚ and their adoption tried‚ / Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel….” Polonius; he is telling his son to hold onto the old friends he has made “Neither a borrower nor a lender be; / For loan oft loses both itself and friend‚ / And borrowing dulleth edge of husbandry.” Polonius; he is telling his son to not borrow anything or lend anything because borrowing can ruin your name and lending can ruin friendships.
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hand‚ Claudius manipulates Polonius and Laertes to get over control Hamlet and then kill him. Claudius manipulates Polonius as his right hand‚ who suggest “I’ll hide behind the wall tapestry So I can hear what they say.” (P.55) Polonius keeps Claudius informed about Hamlet’s movements because Claudius wants to know why Hamlet is acting so weird all of the sudden. But also‚ Claudius used his skillful words to manipulate Laertes to kill Hamlet the murder of his father Polonius. Claudius says‚ “I loved
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old King of Denmark ‚and he lied to everyone in the kingdom ‚ so he could take over the throne and take the widow of king hamlet as his queen. He would do anything to keep his secret from being discovered‚ to the point‚ he tried to kill Hamlet.| Polonius thinks he knows why Hamlet was acting mad ‚ but the audience knows Hamlet was pretending his actions.|Hamlet|I feel sympathy|He does not want to be discovered by anyone ‚because he feels he has the right to avenge his father’s death and I agree with
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Hamlet Act three Hamlet‚ Act three reveals the true personalities of the characters. Hamlet is impulsive and vengeful‚ which we see when he kills Polonius and insults his mother for marrying her deceased husband’s brother. Hamlet is upset about Ophelia’s rejection of him and about his father’s murder. As a result‚ he takes his anger out on both his mother and Ophelia. He acts as though he never loved Ophelia and he calls women “two faced” and “untrustworthy”. Hamlet speaks honestly to his mother
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Ophelia innocently loved Hamlet even though Hamlet was slightly crazy‚ she gave her all to hamlet and he took her for granted even after her own brother Laertes told her to watch out for the king because he’s of noble birth and she’s nothing to him. Polonius her dad is over protective and doesn’t want Ophelia to talk to hamlet because he knows what he’s capable of. Ophelia being innocent and Naive doesn’t understand why her family says this‚ but she takes in what her dad says‚ but lets her heart get
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Do you know how Shakespeare develops Hamlet’s character in relation to Claudius‚ Polonius‚ and Gertrude? In Hamlet’s 3rd soliloquy Shakespeare develops Hamlet’s character in relation to Claudius‚ Polonius‚ and Gertrude. Shakespeare develops Hamlet’s character in relation to Claudius. First example is Hamlet puts on a play to see if Claudius would break down and confess that he killed King Hamlet. “That guilty creatures sitting at a play. Have by the very cunning of the scene‚ been struck
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Polonius enters and announces the arrival of the players. Hamlet welcomes them and asks one of them to give him a speech. Hamlet impressed and orders Polonius to escorts them to guestroom. Hamlet announces the perform next night. Hamlet leaves Rosencrantz and Guildenstrens and stands alone in the room. He thinks that he will set a trap for Claudius by forcing him to watch a play whose closely resembles the murder of Hamlet’s father. Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ The King and The Queen discuss Hamlet’s
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In Act II Claudius‚ Polonius‚ Gertrude and even Ophelia spend their time spying on Hamlet to find out his true disposition. This is dramatic irony since we and Hamlet know something significant while the other characters do not. Polonius‚ the father of Ophelia‚ whom is the lover of Hamlet‚ comes to a conclusion that Hamlet is mad from neglected love. Polonius assumes this as he used Ophelia as a bate for him to trap Hamlet. Also‚ here it seems as Polonius and Claudius are in this together to plan
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with no experience in life. She does love Hamlet with her pure heart‚ but she is also too submissive to her dad Polonius and brother Laertes. As they claim Hamlet is dangerous‚ that Hamlet ’s "will is not his own" and that she should "fear" him‚ she does not try to oppose him‚ or justify Hamlet ’s "affections" instead she tells Laertes that he "shall keep the key" of her memory. Polonius insults her and Hamlet ’s love‚ responding to her declaration that Hamlet "has of late
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