ENGL 339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Polonius
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Laertes agrees hamlet may love ophelia: his love doesn"t matter because his future is not his own. Polonius is a yes men: hamlet dislikes everything that polonius stands for. Rosencrantz and gildenstern were invited to court to watch hamlet: gertude is worried about hamlet, claudius see"s hamlet as a threat, hamlet has them killed for spying on him. The rst ghost is seen by all: the second ghost is only seen by him. Can"t bring himself to kill him when he can see it. Doesn"t kill rosencrantz and gildenstern face to face. Women didn"t have as much of a say. He is very contradictory to her: hurtful and confusing, tells her to go to a nunnery. The king think that hamlet is not crazy: doesn"t trust him. The mouse trap play: hamlet is harsh and makes sex jokes when sitting with ophelia, the queen doesn"t identify with the play queen.
