How does Polonius suggest Reynaldo get his information?
How does Polonius suggest Reynaldo get his information? Polonius wants Reynaldo to find out which Danes are living in Paris and get details on their purpose for being there. Polonius suggests that Reynaldo pretends to know Laertes well enough, so they will confide in him.
What does Polonius instruct Reynaldo do?
Polonius assigns Reynaldo to to follow Laertes to France and observe his behavior in act 2, scene 1 of Hamlet. Polonius does this because he doesn’t trust Laertes and wants to make sure that he is behaving well while he is away.
What is Polonius telling Reynaldo to do what does this tell up about Polonius and his way of thinking and acting?
What does this tell us about Polonius and his way of thinking and acting? Polonius tells Reynaldo to go create fake rumors about Laertes to go see what’s true and what’s not. You just studied 29 terms!
How does Polonius suggest that they find out why Hamlet is acting the way he is?
In this scene, Polonius tells Claudius that he knows why Hamlet has gone mad. He goes on to prove his theory (or to try to give evidence for it) by reading from a letter that Hamlet has sent to Ophelia, Polonius’s daughter. Polonius also says that he is going to eavesdrop on a conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia.
What does Polonius say about old people?
The sly writer says here that old men have gray beards, their faces are wrinkled, their eyes full of gunk, and that they have no wisdom and weak thighs.
How old is Ophelia?
She is often portrayed as being 19 years old (like Kate Winslet in the 1996 Kenneth Branagh movie). She is certainly of an age where her father is probably beginning to think about marrying her off, which I think would probably be in the 16–19 range.
Is Laertes older than Ophelia?
Laertes, son of Polonius and older brother to Ophelia, is about to go off to college. He begins his discourse with Ophelia by first stating his intentions that he is off to study abroad.