Reynaldo is being sent to spy on Laertes. Polonius authorizes him to accuse Laertes of all kinds of immoral behaviour to find out from his associates whether he is in fact involved in it. The fact that this will tarnish Laertes's reputation in the process does not seem to bother him.
Reynaldo is a spy sent by Polonius to check up on Laertes who is in France. His objective is to find out what kind of misbehaviour Laertes is rumoured to be getting up to by starting rumours that Laertes is misbehaving.
Polonius sends Reynaldo to spy on Laertes, to make sure that Laertes doesn't make a fool of himself. Polonius doesn't trust Laertes on his own. It's a father moment :)
he sent Reynaldo to Paris because he wants to spy on his son and get more information about the city that what kind of political situation is going on there.
Polonius sends Reynaldo to France in order to spy on Laertes. Whether this can be seen as a gesture of a parent worrying about his son or something else is up to the reader to decide.
He sends him to Paris to spy on Laertes.
To spy on Laertes in France.
To spy on Laertes.
Reynaldo's job was to spy on Laertes.
He sends him to France to spy on Laertes.
To France, so he can spy on Laertes.
Reynaldo is the spy that Polonius sends over to France to spy on his son Laertes. He is told that he is supposed to ask people in France what Laertes is actually like (does he party, drink, sleep with prostitutes etc.). The reasoning behind Polonius sending Reynaldo over to France is to see if Laertes is actually there studying art, or if he is just playing around.
Reynaldo is a spy who is supposed to spy on Laertes.
Polonius expects Laertes, when he is in Paris, to spend his time in pubs, brothels and gambling dens. He sends Reynaldo to spy on him and observe all his faults, and presumably to report back to Polonius. Why does Polonius do this? Because he loves spying on people. We will see him use this technique on Hamlet later on.
• If Reynaldo follows Polonius’ instruction, he will essentially ruin Laertes’ reputation while trying to gather information.
Polonius sends Reynaldo to spy on Laertes. He is specifically tasked with asking around town in a roundabout manner.
Reynaldo is his employee.
In Hamlet, Reynaldo is obligated to follow the instructions given to him by Polonius because Polonius is his superior Polonius sent Reynaldo to Paris so he could spy on Laertes for him..
To France, so he can spy on Laertes.
Reynaldo is the spy that Polonius sends over to France to spy on his son Laertes. He is told that he is supposed to ask people in France what Laertes is actually like (does he party, drink, sleep with prostitutes etc.). The reasoning behind Polonius sending Reynaldo over to France is to see if Laertes is actually there studying art, or if he is just playing around.
Reynaldo is a spy who is supposed to spy on Laertes.
Polonius expects Laertes, when he is in Paris, to spend his time in pubs, brothels and gambling dens. He sends Reynaldo to spy on him and observe all his faults, and presumably to report back to Polonius. Why does Polonius do this? Because he loves spying on people. We will see him use this technique on Hamlet later on.
Clearly he believes that Laertes cannot be trusted. And this seems fair, since certainly Polonius cannot be trusted.
It has the effect of putting people to sleep. Even Polonius cannot keep track of what he is saying. Reynaldo, surprisingly, is keeping up with him and is able to put him back on track.
• If Reynaldo follows Polonius’ instruction, he will essentially ruin Laertes’ reputation while trying to gather information.
No, he sends Reynaldo to Paris to spy on Laertes.
don't think polonius follows his advice by sending someone to spy on his son he proves this to be true