Polonius finds out regarding his dlet met her, read the lady face after which abruptly kept. Polonius thinks you to definitely Hamlet’s odd behavior is because Ophelia keeps declined him. Polonius let us recently unusual conduct.

So it scene happen a few weeks after the step out of Operate I. We could suppose this simply because Laertes enjoys earliest arrived in Paris and you can next, he has been there to have the required time to require financial assistance (money) of Polonius.

Polonius today domestic, instructs his slave Reynaldo to journey to Paris where Laertes is in order to “Render your this currency and these notes,” and that Polonius provides as Laertes will be trying to find money from their father (Range step one).

Polonius plus tells Reynaldo that he would do better of the your (feel better thanked by the Polonius) to “generate query” otherwise spy (Line cuatro) to the habits away from their son Laertes.

Polonius says to Reynaldo to inquire about “Danskers” (Danish people for example Laertes) from inside the Paris, advising Polonius to determine the things they’re doing, where they gather and you can asking whatever they consider and you can learn away from Laertes and also to know people gossip there can be from the his son (Lines 8-16).

Polonius tells Reynaldo to take action by the pretending to distantly learn Laertes (Line thirteen-16). In reality Polonius is definite you to definitely their boy, away from his father, try indulging himself for the activities like “consuming, fencing, swearing,” and “quarrelling,” (Line twenty five) Reynaldo stating that Polonius dishonors their guy by simply making such as allegations (Line twenty-seven).

Polonius in addition to says to Reynaldo to let Laertes “ply his tunes” otherwise see Laertes closely when he shows their miracle conduct (Range 73).

Polonius tells Ophelia to participate your into the seeing Queen Claudius given that they are today yes as to why Hamlet are acting therefore surprisingly; however Hamlet is suffering from rejection of the Ophelia or since the Polonius puts it, “the very euphoria regarding love,” (the very steps a declined and you can troubled lover renders), (Range 102)

Significantly to the play, Polonius’ mistrust regarding his kid is echoed after of the King Claudius’ mistrust away from his “son” Hamlet (Hamlet’s genuine father is actually the fresh new late Queen Hamlet killed from the Claudius). Later on when we look for King Claudius having fun with spies toward Hamlet to find his purposes we come across a multiple having Polonius, the latest Queen Claudius’ Lord Chamberlain who the exact same thing to help you their child, an expression maybe of uncertainty, mistrust and you may deceit and you may espionage that takes place within this enjoy.

Inquiring Ophelia “what’s the number?” (Range 74), Polonius quickly discovers you to because Ophelia are stitching inside her case, Hamlet arrived, his attire disheveled (chaos), his deal with as “Pale as his shirt;” their knees knocking and a look thus pitiful it had been as in the event the Hamlet had just already been let out of hell (Outlines 80-84).

Ophelia explains further so you can her dad that Hamlet “required by the hand and you can kept me hard,” (Line 88), after that stared and you can studied their deal with cautiously in advance of in the course of time leaving (Line 88-92).

Sure of it, Polonius asks his girl if she’s got “considering him one tough conditions of late? (told you something hurtful to Hamlet), (Line 107), learning off Ophelia one she’s perhaps not, however, you to she did “keep out [reject] their letters and you will rejected / Their [Hamlet’s] the means to access me personally” given that Polonius got trained. (Line 108).

Polonius’ father is back house from Paris

Polonius now could be certain that rejection because of the Ophelia “hath [has] produced your [Hamlet] mad” saying that he regrets having been so very hard on Hamlet from the advising their girl not to discover him (Line 111).

Polonius stops the scene by the advising their child to come with each other, simply because they need give the fresh new King as to why Hamlet try acting thus strangely.