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What does ophelia give to laertes?
In Act 1 Scene 3 of Hamlet, both Laertes and Polonius advise Ophelia to stop seeing Hamlet, in their own ways. Laertes, as Ophelia's brother, gives the explanation that Hamlet, as heir to the throne of Denmark, must ultimately do what benefits the country. That means that though he may love Ophelia now, he will never be able to marry her because she is not of royal blood so it would not reflect well on the country, and because Denmark must come first, their relationship is doomed to end. Laertes says that Hamlet's affections for Ophelia are essentially flirtation and are going nowhere. (Of course he is dead wrong about Ophelia's chances of marrying Hamlet. At her funeral Gertrude says "I hoped thou shouldst have been my Hamlet's wife.") Polonius, Ophelia's father, gives the same advice for a different reason. He basically says that Hamlet is a young guy and offers her affection because he wants her, not because he loves her. He advises that Ophelia should stop seeing Hamlet because what she thinks is love is simply lust.
What recurring advice does Hamlet give to Ophelia?
Hamlet tells Ophelia to get to a nunnery. However, "nunnery" not only meant convent but was also slang for whorehouse. It's a matter of interpretation every time he says it which one he means, or whether he might mean both.
What do Laertes and Polonius advise Ophelia to do?
In Act 1 Scene 3 of Hamlet, both Laertes and Polonius advice Ophelia to stop seeing Hamlet in a romantic way. Laertes, as Ophelia's brother, gives the explanation that Hamlet, as heir to the throne of Denmark, must ultimately do what benefits the country. That means that though he may love Ophelia now, he will never be able to marry her because she is not of royal blood so it would not reflect well on the country, and because Denmark must come first, their relationship is doomed to end. Laertes says that Hamlet's affections for Ophelia are essentially flirtation and are going nowhere.Polonius, Ophelia's father, gives the same advice for a different reason. He basically says that Hamlet is a young guy and offers her affection because he wants her, not because he loves her. He advises that Ophelia value herself more highly than Hamlet will, and says she should stop seeing him because what she thinks is love is simply lust.Stay away from Hamlet. Do not be childish. This is not love between you and Hamlet, it is called lust.
How does Ophelia react to her father's death in Shakespeare's Hamlet?
Ophelia appears to obey whenever her brother or father tell her anything. She's annoyed at Laertes's urge toward chastity, since she suspects him of being a hypocrite, but she agrees anyway. She's very meek, up until she goes mad.
How did Laertes's words to Ophelia about Hamlet relate to what Polonius said to her about Hamlet?
Both Laertes and Polonius were telling Ophelia not to have anything to do with Hamlet, for different reasons. Laertes says that she should avoid Hamlet because, being a prince, he can be compelled to a political marriage whatever he feels. Polonius says that she should avoid Hamlet because he is only trying to get into her pants.
What advice does Ophelia give to Laertes?
In Act 1 Scene 3 of Hamlet, both Laertes and Polonius advise Ophelia to stop seeing Hamlet, in their own ways. Laertes, as Ophelia's brother, gives the explanation that Hamlet, as heir to the throne of Denmark, must ultimately do what benefits the country. That means that though he may love Ophelia now, he will never be able to marry her because she is not of royal blood so it would not reflect well on the country, and because Denmark must come first, their relationship is doomed to end. Laertes says that Hamlet's affections for Ophelia are essentially flirtation and are going nowhere. (Of course he is dead wrong about Ophelia's chances of marrying Hamlet. At her funeral Gertrude says "I hoped thou shouldst have been my Hamlet's wife.") Polonius, Ophelia's father, gives the same advice for a different reason. He basically says that Hamlet is a young guy and offers her affection because he wants her, not because he loves her. He advises that Ophelia should stop seeing Hamlet because what she thinks is love is simply lust.
Consider how the episode of Hamlet in Ophelia's closet promises to contribute to the overall calamity of the tragic plot?
It prefigures the difficulty in Hamlet's relationship with Ophelia. Hamlet is figuring out that she cannot be trusted to keep his secrets or to understand the complexities of his situation. That is why he gives her a long hard look (as if he would draw her) but yet says nothing. Ophelia's tragedy is that she does not have the ability to plan her way through the dangerous world of the Danish court. Laertes knows she is weak-willed and advises her and then disappears to France. Polonius gives her a bunch of advice and then uses her shamefully. Hamlet pushes her away. They all abandon her which leads to madness and death.
What advice does laertes give to his sister before going to France in Hamlet?
He tells her not to get too involved with Hamlet or her reputation might suffer if he is unable to marry her. She responds that he shouldn't give hypocritical advice which he himself wouldn't take.
What will happen to ophelia if she does not heed to her brothers advice?
According to Laertes, she may compromise her reputation by going too far with Hamlet, only to find later on that a marriage with a different woman has been arranged for him for political reasons. However, we learn from Gertrude that that was not the plan at all and that Gertrude had intended that Hamlet and Ophelia should marry. Claudius would not have resisted her desire in this, because he is deeply in love with Gertrude. Nevertheless, had Ophelia gone too far with Hamlet (and the source material and some productions of the play including Kenneth Branagh's movie suggest that she had done so) she still would have been repudiated by Hamlet in the nunnery scene (III, 1). The bitter sting of Hamlet's repudiation would be all the greater if Ophelia had already become his mistress or (as in some versions of the story) was carrying his child.
How is polonius advising Claudius regarding foreign affairs and Hamlet?
As Claudius's advisor, it was Polonius's job to advise him on all matters of state. We presume that Polonius advised Claudius to deal with Fortinbras diplomatically through his uncle the king of Norway. This appears to have been successful. He also advised Claudius that in his opinion Hamlet was suffering from unrequited love for Ophelia and the best way to find out what was going on with Hamlet was to throw everyone Hamlet appears to have cared about at him, including Ophelia, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Gertrude, and spy on the conversation. This was not such good advice.
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 advice does Laertes give his sister?
He advises her not to go too far with Hamlet.
