Polonius is a character in William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet. He is the chief counsellor of the play's ultimate villain, Claudius, and the father of Laertes and Ophelia.

Polonius’s amusing lack of self-awareness serves as a comic foil to Hamlet’s existential struggle with self-knowledge. In this sense Polonius offers an alternative and far less extreme …

Polonius is a secondary character in Hamlet. He can be played by an actor as an elder statesman, somewhat faded but still wise and capable, or he can be presented...

A detailed character analysis of Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Explore his role as the manipulative Lord Chamberlain, his famous advice to Laertes, his treatment of Ophelia, and …

Polonius, fictional character, councillor to King Claudius and the father of Ophelia and Laertes in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet (written c. 1599–1601).

Jun 15, 2022 · Polonius played the part of Julius Caesar, associating him not with the secret plotter—“Brutus killed me”—but with a political leader. He fancies himself a literary critic, and …

Polonius is King Claudius’s advisor and Ophelia and Laertes’s father. He is concerned with appearances, especially the reputations of his children. His fatherly advice is well-intentioned …

Polonius: A nosy, meddling, and pompous character in Shakespeare's Hamlet. His downfall serves as a reminder of the consequences of meddling in others' affairs.

Annotated index of all appearances and all mentions of Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Polonius is a man bred in courts, exercised in business, stored with observation, confident in his knowledge, proud of his eloquence, all declining into dotage.