FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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a fishmonger
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a thief
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an idiot
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a butcher
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Act II, Scene 2, Hamlet calls Polonius a fishmonger.
Detailed explanation-2: -SARAH: Hamlet’s next line to Polonius is a subtle insult. Since Polonius claims he’s not a fishmonger, Hamlet says he wishes that Polonius were as honest as an ordinary tradesman-a fishmonger might not necessarily be renowned for his honesty, but apparently, in Hamlet’s eyes, Polonius’s virtues are even lower.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Act II, Hamlet refers to Polonius as a “tedious old fool” and taunts him as a latter day “Jephtha".
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet lifts the arras and discovers Polonius’s body: he has not killed the king and achieved his revenge but has murdered the relatively innocent Polonius. He bids the old man farewell, calling him an “intruding fool” (III.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet asks Polonius if he has a daughter, and Polonius says he does. Hamlet urges Polonius to keep an eye on his daughter, lest she “walk i’ th’ sun” and “conceive.”