Polonius The Wise

Father of Ophelia and Laertes, and Lord Chamberlain to King Claudius

[lord-polonius]

I swear I use no art at all That he's mad, 'tis true, 'tis true 'tis pity, And pity 'tis 'tis true—a foolish figure

Act ii scene ii

[lord-polonius]

If we are true to ourselves, we can not be false to anyone.

act i Scene i

[lord-polonius]

My daughter today with the flowers.

[lord-polonius]

Let his queen mother all alone entreat him to show his griefs: let her be round with him; and I’ll be plac’d, so please you, in the ear of all their conference

Act iii Scene i

[lord-polonius]

If he love her not, and be not from his reason fallen thereon, let me be no assistant for a state, but keep a farm, and carters

Act ii Scene ii

[lord-polonius]

At such a time I’ll loose my daughter to him, be you and I behind an arras then; Mark the encounter

Act ii Scene i

[lord-polonius]

The plays' aftermath and my plan

So remember when I was talking about the play the boy put on in front of me and his mother and father and the court? Well after the king and queen left all angry and in a hurry I went after the king to talk to him since that is my job to advice the king. When I got there he seem pale I really don’t know why because while I don’t think the play was very well acted or written it wasn't that bad. He still doesn't seem to believe that my daughter is the cause of his son’s craziness so in order to convince him, put his mind to ease, and get on his good side, not that I am in any need for any sort of raise of rank or anything. But I have been working very hard lately and the king is a great man and all but his mind is offended troubled. He can be quite harsh sometimes and extremely heart felt the others. I have never brought it up  to him for fear of his anger but it is extremely strange that he became king and married his brother’s wife so soon after his brother’s death. His brother the former king and the boy’s father died in his sleep only about two or three months ago and everyone has seemed to move on including the queen. I’m not one to involve myself in the matters of other people’s hearts so it doesn't really concern me. Just a little strange. So anyway as a way to help the king and prove my point about the boy and Ophelia I came up with a great plan to have the boy go to his mother’s closet for her to talk to him and maybe, as mothers always seem to be able to do, she well be able to get something out of him as to his recent behavior and all their other worries. I will hide somewhere in the closet so that I can listen and be the one to report it to the king. My plan is fool proof.

[lord-polonius]

I have a daughter, have while she is mine, Who in her duty and obedience, mark, hath given me this, now gather and surmise

ACT ii Scene ii

[lord-polonius]

Such wanton, wild, usual slips as are companions noted and most known to youth and liberty

Act ii Scene 1

[lord-polonius]

The word of the day is knowledge, not may have it, everyone can use it 

[lord-polonius]

give every man thy ear but few thy voice

ACT i Scene iii

[lord-polonius]

The play and Love crazy update

So we just finished watching this strange play that the boy put together. I was sitting next to the king of course; the event was very exclusive so there weren't any common people around laughing and being extra loud. The king had me as a personal adviser on the matter I have been talking about including the boy and his mental state and my lovely daughter Ophelia. The play was not a comedy but the boy was extremely happy throughout it on a count of his madness I guess. Interesting to note was that his mother asked him to sit next to her he chose to instead sit next to my daughter; I believe that shows his feelings towards her. I pointed this out to his father but he didn't seem to see. I am certain she has driven that boy mad .To start the whole play was acted out in about 30 seconds for what reason I’m not sure it seemed like a unnecessary spoiler to me, Then the play begin with a very boring scene between the “king” and “queen”, They went on and on about her not marrying in another man and being devoted to him and other stuff that a wife should do and be to her husband. The next scene the king was sleeping outside in a garden, Something I have never done but my son sometimes like to, and a man came up and poured a substance in him ear which killed the man. So then the murderer went on to marry the queen! I didn't think the play was too bad but apparently the king did he stood up and called for everyone to leave then him and the queen left also. The boy seemed very satisfied for some reason that poor crazy fool.  

[lord-polonius]

I never to much cared for flowers but Ophelia seems to like them

[lord-polonius]

Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

Act I, Scene III

[lord-polonius]

You cant really see from this view but i was in this play

[lord-polonius]

Though this be madness, yet there is a method in't.-

Act ii scene ii

[lord-polonius]

Love is madness and The life of Polonius

This boy has to be crazy! I have never been so insulted in my life I embody the definition of wealth and wisdom how dare he call me out my name. I am on a first name bases with the king of this whole country. My IQ is well above average. I have never begged for anything in my life but I had to work for what I have unlike some people who have their wealth passed in a bloodline. I cannot follow this young man is he happy is he sad sometimes what he says is random and crazy but other times he seems to be sarcastic and still others he seems to be hiding something. It truly must be my daughter who has him acting like he is. It runs in our family, I remember Ophelia’s mother, may she rest in peace, had a similar, not AS crazy affect on me. I had the ability to control myself unlike him. The whole time I was talking to him, as his mom and daddy-uncle listen following my genius plan for them to listen and hide while I talked to him, he keep saying random thoughts and bringing up my daughter. One good thing that happened was some actors came to put on a performance. See I know all about acting I have acted myself and I always got standing ovations ant all my shows. This one man who has written lots of story’s and books and stuff suggested that I should write my own. I haven’t really given it any thought but seeing the actors today made me think about it again. I would without a doubt base it on my own life I have many stories to tell I could write it and star in it, play my self.