CHARACTERS: Polonius Flashcards
1
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Polonius is a . . .
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Polonius is a “scapegoat”.
- Elizabeth Oakes
2
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Polonius is . . .
A
Polonius is “a fine-seasoned conniver”.
- Catherine Stimpson
3
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Polonius is “a cold . . .
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Polonius is “a cold hearted devil” prepared to “gamble with his daughter’s distress to improve his own standing.”
4
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Polonius has the duplicity of . . .
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Polonius has the duplicity of expediency, a Machiavellian lack of scruple in supporting the election of Claudius.
- J H Walter
5
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Polonius is a mean and crafty man . . .
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Polonius is a mean and crafty man . . . he meets a violent death while spying; and that such a man should be so killed is, in a large sense, right.
- H D F Kitto
