FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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He wanted more power.
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He wanted more attention.
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Because that’s his personality.
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He’s protecting Hamlet.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did Polonius delay telling the King and Queen about Hamlet’s madness? He wanted more power.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polonius then tells Gertrude and Claudius that he thinks Hamlet’s behavior is due to his feelings for Ophelia. They hatch a plan to figure out what’s really going on: Polonius will send Ophelia to talk to the mad Hamlet and prove once and for all that he’s crazy with love. Hamlet then enters, mad as ever.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polonius tells King Claudius and Queen Gertrude his own theory about Hamlet’s odd behavior: that the prince is mad with love for Polonius’ daughter, Ophelia.
Detailed explanation-4: -To assure that Claudius is the true killer.
Detailed explanation-5: -What does Polonius think is the cause of Hamlet’s madness? He thinks that Hamlet is upset about Ophelia rejecting him because he is so in love with her.