FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Claudius
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Fernando
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Polonius
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Cornelius
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Detailed explanation-1: -Polonius is a character in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. He is chief counsellor of the play’s ultimate villain, Claudius, and the father of Laertes and Ophelia .
Detailed explanation-2: -He has recently died but visits Hamlet as a ghost during the play. Polonius is a counsellor to the new king and queen. He is Ophelia and Laertes’ father.
Detailed explanation-3: -As Lord Chamberlain, Polonius is one of the chief advisors to King Claudius and Queen Gertrude. Apparently a widower, he is father to Laertes and Ophelia.
Detailed explanation-4: -(II. ii.) Polonius has a tendency to make pompous, aphoristic pronouncements, and his claim that “brevity is the soul of wit” ranks among his most famous.
Detailed explanation-5: -Polonius is a proud and concerned father. In his first line he tells us he hesitates to let his son Laertes go abroad, and he draws out his last meeting with Laertes because he’s reluctant to see him go. In the same scene, Polonius advises his daughter Ophelia to avoid Hamlet because he’s worried about her.