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Why does polonius want laertes slandered?

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He doesn't, really. He wants to see if other people will agree if Reynaldo starts slandering him, and doesn't realize that this plan will hurt Laertes's reputation regardless. He's acting out of curiosity. There's also a wild theory out there that he's specifically trying to get Laertes to kill Reynaldo.

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