FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Force him to break up with his girlfriend
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Give him money
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Spy on him
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Poison him
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the nature of Polonius’ conversation with Reynaldo in this scene? What does this say about his character? Polonius is asking Reynaldo to spy on Laertes because he does not want him to get into too much trouble. This shows that Polonius is suspicious and manipulative.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polonius meets with his sly servant Reynaldo and tells him to go to Paris and spy on Laertes. He charges the servant to find any Danes living in Paris and to question them as to Laertes’ whereabouts and reputation. Polonius even goes so far as to give Reynaldo permission to use lies to entrap Laertes.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does this instruction suggest regarding Polonius’s character? Polonius wants Reynaldo to check on his son by having him spread falsehoods about him to see if they are true. It suggests Polonius’s ruthlessness and duplicity.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.