ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Polonius Jealousy In Hamlet Polonius believes that he can prove Hamlet’s source of madness as one derived from Hamlet’s love for Ophelia. Since the start of their conversation, Hamlet mocks Polonius stating, “Excellent well; you are a fishmonger”(II. iv. 190) and pretends as though he does not know who Polonius is.

Detailed explanation-2: -Polonius enters to announce the arrival of the players, who follow him into the room. Hamlet welcomes them and entreats one of them to give him a speech about the fall of Troy and the death of the Trojan king and queen, Priam and Hecuba.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Hamlet, Polonius is a sort of assistant to King Claudius, who is Hamlet’s uncle, stepfather, and enemy. In Act II, Scene 2, Hamlet calls Polonius a fishmonger.

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.