Polonius Jealousy In Hamlet

They describe Hamlet’s infatuation with Ophelia. Prior to the readings, Polonius says, “Madam, I swear I use no art at all.; That he is mad, 'tis true: 'tis true 'tis pity; And pity 'tis 'tis true: a foolish figure;” (2.2.96-98.). Still refraining to give up his strong opinions, Polonius later says to himself, “Though this be madness, yet there is method in ‘t.” (2.2.205-206.). At this point in the play, Polonius starts to develop a suspicion of Hamlet’s actions, later resulting in his murder by Hamlet in the Queen’s closet. In Act 4, Scene 1, the Queen is asked about Hamlet by Claudius. She replies, “Mad as the sea and wind, when both contend…” (4.1.7.). Lastly, to support the argument that Hamlet’s madness is false, before the fencing match with Laertes, Hamlet says, “Give me your pardon, sir: I've done you wrong; But pardon't, as you are a gentleman.; This presence knows,; And you must needs have heard, how I am punish'd; With a sore distraction.” (5.2.226-230.). Hamlet says this to Laertes to gain his goodwill by which he says he has fallen victim to his own

Hamlet teaches us many lessons among these are love and insanity. These traits are evident throughout the play and all of the characters exhibit them in different ways. The character who displays these traits the most is young Ophelia. She loves her father very much, but also suffers greatly when he is murdered. Ophelia loves her father very much and respects him, even went as far as to call him Lord. However, after the death of Polonius, Ophelia can no longer hold onto her sanity. In his tragic play, Hamlet, William Shakespeare uses Ophelia to display to us the devoted love of a parent, and how the loss of a parent can lead to a sickness of the mind.

For the most part, Ophelia is dependent on the male figures in her life. Although, we do see a flash of her potential self in the beginning of the play. This occurs when we learn that Ophelia has entertained Hamlet without supervision, neglecting her father’s (Polonius) and brother’s (Laertes) advice to not trust Hamlet or any man. Polonius warns Ophelia about Hamlet, telling her “When the blood burns, how prodigal the soul... Do not believe his vows; for they are brokers” because he is concerned about his daughter’s well-being and partly jealous by the fact that she has chosen to spend more time with Hamlet than her own father. As a result, Ophelia’s family tells her she is naïve and that her behaviour is unacceptable.

Ophelia seems to be the most genuinely hurt Hamlet’s theatrical “madness.” When Polonius uses her as a pawn to spy on Hamlet, she remarks “Oh woe is me, ‘T; have seen what I have seen, see what I see.”(3.3.162). Even though Ophelia is but a pawn she is still off put by Hamlet’s rejection and pitties herself for having witnessed him change. This is also self serving as she thinking of how Hamlet’’s madness will affect her rather than him, revealingly once more that Ophelia’s own emotional well being is dependent on people. This is detrimental, however, for Ophelia's as her one sided feelings for Hamlet allow her to be used as a pawn by both Claudius and Polonius as well as Hamlet. It is not clear whether Ophelia understand if she is pawn or not, however, this does not stop her from fulfilling the wishes of both

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.

Throughout the story of Hamlet, competition drives a majority of the actions and behaviours exhibited by the characters. Individuals driven by their own wants end up creating tragedy and destruction. However, these desires are focused on the possessions of other people, and the selfishness drives them to act only in their own favor due to the bitterness they harbor toward another for harboring custody of that which they crave. Because of the bitterness and jealousy which motivates the characters’ actions throughout the play, envy is the cardinal sin which ends up being responsible for the tragedy that occurs in the story of Hamlet.

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. Two characters of similiar roles, Hamlet’s Polonius and The Lion King’s Zazu are similiar in their loyalty and vanity, however, Zazu is not manipulative.

Ophelia is his girlfriend. There is one part where hamlet treats Ophelia badly. Hamlet grabs Ophelia and yells at her and he felt like Claudius and Polonius was watching him that is why he did it. In document C someone was hiding behind the curtain to see what hamlet says to his mother and hamlet thought it was Claudius (his uncle) so he stabs the person behind the curtain and it turned out to be Polonius (Ophelia's dad). When she found out she was going mad. In document D "Get thee to a Nunnery" Hamlet asks where her father is and she says he is at home but he is really behind the mirror to spy on them. In the second excerpt Ophelia sings about 2 of Hamlet's actions which is he killed Polonius and rejected her. Then she drowns herself. For this I believe the way he treated Ophelia is not justified because that was the girl he

With the strong use of manipulation and deception, madness easily is at the center of the conflicts in the play Hamlet. All examples of madness begin and end with death, tying into the concept of revenge. Hamlet’s ‘sham’ of madness is triggered by the death of his father and only grows stronger after seeing his ghost. Being tricked by Hamlet’s madness, Polonius attempts to figure out the reason for Hamlet’s behavior, assuming he is love-sick about Ophelia. This results in mockery in act 2, scene 2 as Polonius leaves the room and Hamlet mutters, “(aside) These tedious old fools!” (2.2 237). In act 3, scene 4, Polonius’ curiosity about Hamlet’s madness leads to his death, pushing the madness to Ophelia and Laertes. Like Hamlet, Laertes madness for his father, Polonius, led to his push towards vengeance, eating at the lies Claudius feeds to him, inspiring him to further seek revenge. By the end of the play, these characters exemplify

By showing up to Ophelia in an unorderly fashion, Hamlet is able to enforce the space between the two and frighten her enough to keep her from checking in on him. Next, with his fiddle on words, Hamlet is able to inform Polonius that he knows what is being planned and succumb to it. Thus making Hamlet’s madness and irrational behaviors practical and important to the play and all of its entirety.

Polonius orders Ophelia to distract Hamlet even though he knows the emotional distress it will cause her. He is the reason Ophelia breaks ties with Hamlet, yet he is willing to throw her at him for his own gain. Polonius cannot rationalize that spying on Hamlet is less important than his daughter’s mental stability. His utter selfishness makes him incapable of making rational decisions that are beneficial to both himself, and his children.

Hamlet views Ophelia as a naive and ignorant girl who is nothing but Polonius and Claudius's puppet. This was revealed when Hamlet said "God has given you one face and you make yourself another. . You jig and amble, and you lisp, you nickname God's creatures and make your wantonness your ignorance." (III, i, 143-146) In this quote Hamlet knows that Ophelia is spying on him for Polonius and Claudius. This provokes him to say that god gives women one face, but they use make up to paint on another one. This quote suggest that Hamlet sees woman as naive and gullible creatures, as he sees Ophelia as nothing but an object that is owned by her father, as she is helping him with all of his dirty work. Hamlet believes that woman cannot be trusted as they have are deceiving. He also sees Ophelia as a grown women who is unable to make her own decisions. Hamlet is utterly disgusted by how feeble Ophelia is as she was following her father's scheme. Hamlet once again fails to understand that Ophelia much like himself is only trying to stay loyal to her father, much like what he is doing himself. In addition, Hamlet blames woman for giving birth to such evil and deceiving men like Claudius and himself. When he was talking to Ophelia he told her "Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners? I am myself indifferent honest, but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my

In great works of literature throughout history and time, there has always been a general understanding of what a happy ending is. Happy endings - as perceived by scholars of times past and by society today - are joyful sessions where a heroine or hero saves a damsel in distress, true love is found through the toughest of circumstances, or a moral lesson is learned through acts of kindness, loyalty, or bravery. However; in Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, the protagonist of the play is facing death and has, finally, after a protracted and tedious journey, avenged his father’s death and has sated himself to realize and accept his own personal peace. Even as Hamlet is dying, his true love and what is left of his family dead, his kingdom being invaded

According to researchers, every 16.2 minutes, at least one person attempts suicide. Suicide is never the answer, but there are multiple characters in today’s literature that show the impact of the events leading up to the ultimate decision. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Ophelia takes her life because of the actions the individuals around her did. But, that is not the argument. The argument is that the people around Ophelia are not to blame for her committing suicide, it is Ophelia’s own fault, prompted by the madness surrounding her.

He soon makes his insanity known to all his peers who think the reason he is crazy is because he is “crazy in love” with Ophelia who is Polonius, the Lord Chamberlain’s, daughter. Hamlet starts talking erratically and when he speaks to Polonius he calls him names like “fishmonger” and “old fool.” Instead of getting upset, Polonius pushes it to the side because he believes that it is simply Hamlets “crazy” talking. This is one of the ways that Hamlet uses his madness to his advantage. “He seems to use it as a tool or a veneer to act irrationally and assert his opinion about matters without being made accountable for them” (Bali 83-84). However, there is one person that Hamlet speaks rationally to and it is Horatio. Horatio is the only person Hamlet trusts in the play since he feels like everyone else has betrayed him. When actors come to his town, Hamlet has them act out a play resembling the way his father was killed. Hamlet wants to see if his uncle, Claudius, looks guilty during the scene, which would prove that he killed his brother. Before the play starts, Hamlet quickly tells Horatio of the