Deceit In Hamlet Act 3

Polonius betrays his own son, Laertes by sending a servant to go spy on him: “You shall do marvelous wisely, good Reynaldo, Before you visit him, to make inquire of his behavior” (2.2.3-4). He betrays Laertes’ belief in his trust when he is in France. Another way that Gertrude had betrayed the late King Hamlet was by defending Claudius when he was accused by Laertes of killing his father Polonius: LAERTES: Where is my father?

Hamlet continuously attains and attitude of mockery towards Polonius in Act II. Polonius believes that he can prove Hamlet’s source of madness as one derived from Hamlet’s love for Ophelia. Since the start of their conversation, Hamlet mocks Polonius stating, “Excellent well; you are a fishmonger”(II.iv.190) and pretends as though he does not know who Polonius is. This insult towards Polonius brings about an amusing tone as Polonius does not know he is being mocked. Polonius believes that Hamlet’s words justify his insanity.

As human a person can’t survive by himself. He need to interact with another person at some point and these interaction leads to development of different relationships. These relationships brakes down to three type dominant, reciprocal and communal. Dominate relationship is where one person have more power than the other, on the other hand communal is where the persons have the same status and shares everything equally. Reciprocal is a give and take relationship where two persons exchanges things with equal value.

Lindsay Lohan, an accredited Hollywood actress, was arrested several times in 2007 for varying reasons, such as reckless driving and drug abuse. Her own actions led to a downward slope in her acting career. After the incidents, Lindsay’s reputation was shot and it was all due to her behaviour in public. In summary, what Lindsay did ruined her own life. Similarly, the King’s councillor in Hamlet had the same tragic outcome.

In the tragedy of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the dysfunctional relationships amongst family members is emphasized through the use of reoccurring parallelism between the conflicts that occur in Polonius’ family and the royal family’s conflicts. For instance, the lack of trust that Polonius and Claudius have for their sons leads them both to commission spies to strategically find out information about them. For instance, Polonius asks Reynaldo to inquire on the behaviour of his son, Laertes, by spreading false rumours to his acquaintances, in order to see if any of them counters those false claims. He informs him that through doing this, “your bait of falsehood takes this carp of truth / And thus do we of wisdom and of reach / With windlasses

I enjoyed reading Hamlet very much. It was entertaining, interesting, and kept me wondering what would happen next. There were many thoughts going through my head when I was reading Hamlet. The number one thing that I was wondering was, were Hamlet’s actions justified? When I was done reading no fear Shakespeare I went back through the story to try and answer that question.

In Hamlet Act 1 scene 3, Polonius gives a speech to Ophelia about Hamlet’s intentions, tries to warn her about her relationship with Hamlet. Polonius is a selfish yet caring father, he uses different tones, dictions, metaphor, and puns to warn Ophelia that Hamlet is just playing around with her and she should not fall for it. Polonius talked to Ophelia in a sarcastic tone. When Ophelia told Polonius that she thinks Hamlet has shown his “affection” towards her, Polonius said she is like a “green girl unsifted in such perilous circumstance” (110-11). He mocked Ophelia for being so naïve and foolish like a child that she cannot see through Hamlet’s lies and false vows.

Polonius Vs. Zazu When comparing and contrasting William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Disney’s The Lion King the characters have similiar levels of comparison. Both Hamlet and the Lion King are stories centered around the following elements; truth, deception, revenge, romance, and the circle of life. The characters in both of the stories are constantly working to find their place in the circle of life throughout the story.

My version of Hamlet would combine elements from Branagh and Cumberbatch’s interpretations with some original ideas. The setting would be similar to Branagh’s version, and it would consist mainly of tracking shots. Hamlet would walk through a maze in his garden where Polonius is also wandering. The camera zooms out and shows and aerial view of the maze. It zooms back in on Polonius as he reaches Hamlet and the scene unfolds.

Friendship is based on mutual respect and trust. When a friendship is betrayed it is one of the worst feelings that people can experience. Friendships that last from childhood through old age are some of the best in the world. Friendships that come about in times of adversity can be even more important as the people suffering the adversity have no one else who understands their situation as well and that creates an incredibly strong bond. When people, who have experienced these types of friendships, are betrayed after having been so close for so long or in extreme circumstances, the betrayal seems all the more horrible.