FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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his nosiness and meddling
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his poor judgment
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his shallowness
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of Polonius’s character traits brings about his death? Polonius’s tendency to be meddlesome puts him in the position that leads to his death.
Detailed explanation-2: -Described as: Self-assured, cynical, self-centred, flatterer, long-winded, sly, devious, false, shrewd, immoral, sermonise, meddling, political, arrogant, despicable, vain, hypocritical, manipulative, verbose, insincere, self-absorbed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polonius is killed by Hamlet, who thought he was Claudius. Polonius’s death symbolizes the consequences of his plot to spy on Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-4: -Through the death of Polonius, Hamlet has committed the very crime which he was seeking to punish; the son of a father murdered has himself murdered a father. Retribution will call up against him a son, at whose hands he will meet his fate.