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Polonius is sure that Hamlet has gone mad with love for Ophelia.
See these lines by Polonius in Act 2 scene 1:
~Polonius: Come, go with me! I will go seek the King;This is the very ecstasy of love,...Ophelia: ...
I did repel his letters, and denied
His access to me.Polonius: That hath made him mad;~
So Polonius thinks Hamlet is suffering from the "ecstasy of love" for Ophelia, which has driven him mad.
Polonius doesn't understand Hamlet's wit. When he hears Hamlet speak seeming nonsense and acting disrespectful, he jumps to the wrong conclusion. He thinks Hamlet's gone crazy due to being rejected by Ophelia, and Hamlet cultivates this misunderstanding.
Throughout 'Hamlet', Polonius is convinced that the reason for Hamlet's madness is because he has forbidden his daughter, Ophelia, from seeing or talking to him. Ophelia is Hamlet's love interest, and thus being unable to contact her would seem to Polonius like a spot on assumption for Hamlet's sudden onset of madness.
Polonius claims that it is because Hamlet has fallen madly in love with Ophelia.
Polonius claims that Hamlet's madness is brought about by the fact that Ophelia has avoided contact with him. Polonius thinks that Hamlet is love-sick for his daughter.
He thinks it is because Ophelia, on Polonius's orders, spurned Hamlet's amatory advances.
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Where is laertes going what advised does polonius give him?
France; keep thoughts to himself ,restrain himself
Who were the primary characters in Act I of Hamlet and give an attribute for each one?
A. Gertrude---------Queen of Denmark B. Polonius----------Murdered by Hamlet C. Ophelia-----------Daughter of Polonius D. Claudius----------King of Denmark
What news did Gertrude give to Laertes?
Ophelia tells her father polonius that her boyfriend Hamlet has gone insane.
In Hamlet whom does Polonius send to France to spy on laertes?
Polonius expects Laertes, when he is in Paris, to spend his time in pubs, brothels and gambling dens. He sends Reynaldo to spy on him and observe all his faults, and presumably to report back to Polonius. Why does Polonius do this? Because he loves spying on people. We will see him use this technique on Hamlet later on.
When Hamlet calls Polonius a fishmonger?
If you are asking what he means, then he is referring to Polonius "fishing" for information about Laertes and Hamlet.Answer:Some writers relate Hamlet's reference to Poloneus as a fishmonger to another reference to Ophelia as a fishmonger's daughter. In the slang of the time, fishmonger's often were pimps for their daughters. Polonius used his daughter to get in with the King and the nobility - perhaps Hamlet was referring to this. In other parts of the play Hamlet was trying to shed Ophelia as a companion and insulted her. This reference and allusion could simply be a carryover from those insults.
Why is it ironic that polonius give laertes advice at this particular time?
this lengthy speech he tells his son to always listen and avoid giving advice/speaking too much. In Polonius'
Where is laertes going what advised does polonius give him?
France; keep thoughts to himself ,restrain himself
Who were the primary characters in Act I of Hamlet and give an attribute for each one?
A. Gertrude---------Queen of Denmark B. Polonius----------Murdered by Hamlet C. Ophelia-----------Daughter of Polonius D. Claudius----------King of Denmark
What news did Gertrude give to Laertes?
Ophelia tells her father polonius that her boyfriend Hamlet has gone insane.
Can you give me a copy of declamation piece I am not crazy?
fancies of madness
In Hamlet whom does Polonius send to France to spy on laertes?
Polonius expects Laertes, when he is in Paris, to spend his time in pubs, brothels and gambling dens. He sends Reynaldo to spy on him and observe all his faults, and presumably to report back to Polonius. Why does Polonius do this? Because he loves spying on people. We will see him use this technique on Hamlet later on.
Can you give me a sentence for the word madness?
This horrible tea party gone wrong was sher madness,and then i looked up, nothing there,I knew i felt breathing.How odd... -MadHatteress
Niether a borrower nor a lender be?
William Shakespear's Hamlet. Said by Lord Polonius. Never ask for or give money to other people.
Can anyone give me some Alice Madness Returns Product Keys?
Try looking on ebay.com.
What advice does King George give to his son the Prince of Wales in The Madness of King George?
ctfu
Who says give every man thy ear but few thy voice in hamlet?
Polonius said it to his son Laertes as a piece of advice before he left to Paris
When Hamlet calls Polonius a fishmonger?
If you are asking what he means, then he is referring to Polonius "fishing" for information about Laertes and Hamlet.Answer:Some writers relate Hamlet's reference to Poloneus as a fishmonger to another reference to Ophelia as a fishmonger's daughter. In the slang of the time, fishmonger's often were pimps for their daughters. Polonius used his daughter to get in with the King and the nobility - perhaps Hamlet was referring to this. In other parts of the play Hamlet was trying to shed Ophelia as a companion and insulted her. This reference and allusion could simply be a carryover from those insults.
