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# Give thy thoughts no tongue,

Nor any unproportioned thought his act. # Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. # Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,

Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel;

But do not dull thy palm with entertainment

Of each new-hatch'd, unfledged comrade. # Beware Of entrance to a quarrel, but being in,

Bear't that the opposed may beware of thee. # Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; # Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. # Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,

But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy;

For the apparel oft proclaims the man,

And they in France of the best rank and station

Are of a most select and generous chief in that. # Neither a borrower nor a lender be;

For loan oft loses both itself and friend,

And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. # This above all: to thine ownself be true,

And it must follow, as the night the day,

Thou canst not then be false to any man.

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Polonius's advice to his son is not restricted to friendship, and does not appear to be organized. As well as advice about friendship, he offers precepts about fashion, fighting, domestic economy ("neither a borrower nor a lender be") and general deportment. The intent of the speech is that Polonius should seem to be long-winded, filled with self-importance, boring and somewhat hypocritical. The most famous advice, "to thy own self be true" contrasts starkly with Polonius's instructions to Reynaldo later on.

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this lengthy speech he tells his son to always listen and avoid giving advice/speaking too much. In Polonius'

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Do you think Polonius follows his own advice regarding his instructions to reynaldo considering the values he expresses to his son?

don't think polonius follows his advice by sending someone to spy on his son he proves this to be true


Who says give every man thy ear but few thy voice in hamlet?

Polonius said it to his son Laertes as a piece of advice before he left to Paris


List any one bit of advice Polonius gives to Hamlet?

Polonius never gives advice to Hamlet. He interacts with him four times: when he accosts Hamlet in the hall when he is reading (what do you read, my lord? words, words, words), when he comes to tell Hamlet that the players have come (Buz, buz) and during and after the First Player's speech about Hecuba, during the Mousetrap (I did enact Julius Caesar), and to tell Hamlet to see his mother (very like a whale). During these conversations Hamlet constantly has Polonius on his off foot, and Polonius would never have a chance to offer advice. He does, of course offer a lot of advice to his son Laertes, but nobody would confuse Laertes with Hamlet.


What does Shakespeare's give every man thy ear - but few thy tongue mean?

This is a part of a long speech by Polonius in Hamlet, giving a lot of tedious advice to his son Laertes. It means basically listen to everybody but only express your opinions to a few people.


Why can Polonius be considered a comic character?

William Shakespeare, in Hamlet, uses humor in creating Polonius. He is comical as he tries to keep tabs on Laertes and Ophelia reminding us that fathers can not be trusted to watch over families.

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Who says in hamlet To thine ownself be true?

Polonius says this to his son Laertes. Polonius is one of the most underhand and dishonest characters in the entire play. (In fact he is killed while trying to spy on Hamlet a few scenes later). Draw your own conclusion.


List any one bit of advice Polonius gives to Hamlet?

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What does Shakespeare's give every man thy ear - but few thy tongue mean?

This is a part of a long speech by Polonius in Hamlet, giving a lot of tedious advice to his son Laertes. It means basically listen to everybody but only express your opinions to a few people.


Who is Laertes in hamlet play?

Laertes is the son of Polonius and the brother of Ophelia.


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