ENGL 1080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Polonius, They Wait

• School: Memorial University
• Department: English
• Course: ENGL 1080
• Professor: Katrina Thoranison

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Laertes gets ready to leave for france: says good bye to his sister and warns her against falling in love with. Says that hamlet is too far above her by birth to be able to love her honorably. Hamlet is responsible for his own feelings and for his position in the state, it may be impossible for him to marry her. Ophelia agrees to keep laertes ad(cid:448)i(cid:272)e as a (cid:862)(cid:449)at(cid:272)h(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:272)lose to her heart (cid:271)ut tells laertes (cid:374)ot to gi(cid:448)e her ad(cid:448)i(cid:272)e he does(cid:374)"t follo(cid:449) hi(cid:373)self: laertes says he will take care of himself. Polonius enters to say bye to his son: tells laertes that he needs to hurry to the ship. Says that hamlet has deceived her in swearing his love, and that she should see through his false vows and rebuff his affections: ophelia obeys. Hamlet keeps watch outside the castle with horatio and marcellus: they wait in the cold for the ghost to appear.