Polonius: A Shrewd And Worldly Man

Polonius, shrewd and worldly man.

Played as a senile old fool, Polonius occasionally shows a dignity of a shrewd and worldly man.

As Polonius says, “You shall do Marvell’s wisely, good Reynaldo, before you visit him, to make inquire” we may suppose that Polonius is very attentive and has watchful eyes on his son,

Laertes. Otherwise, as Polonius says, “To thine own self be true” we can see that his speech is charged with the wisdom of a life fully lived, although he is a tedious and parental; however, in the other side, this advise shows the Polonius’s wackiness because, ironically, he says “To thine own self be true” to Laertes after many lines of a speech in which Polonius tells his son, Laertes to hide his feelings and impulses, to impress people by rich clothing and by

As Polonius goes, “At such a time I’ll loose my daughter to him. Be you and I behind an arras then…” we can assume that Polonius is very systematic; to demonstrate, he intentionally plans for those happening and tries to get control over them. As his famous soliloquy goes, “ Though this be madness, yet there is a method in it” we can see that he is a very patient, shrewd and worldly man. In the personal favorite scene of mine, that is really tense, at the time before Polonius hides behind the queen’s closet, he goes, “My lord, he's going to his mother's closet. Behind the arras I'll convey myself…” Along this moment, I suppose that he likes to collect information about