CHARACTERS: Polonius

Question 1

Polonius is a . . .

Answer 1

Polonius is a “scapegoat”.

• Elizabeth Oakes

Question 2

Polonius is . . .

Answer 2

Polonius is “a fine-seasoned conniver”.

• Catherine Stimpson

Question 3

Polonius is “a cold . . .

Answer 3

Polonius is “a cold hearted devil” prepared to “gamble with his daughter’s distress to improve his own standing.”

Question 4

Polonius has the duplicity of . . .

Answer 4

Polonius has the duplicity of expediency, a Machiavellian lack of scruple in supporting the election of Claudius.

• J H Walter

Question 5

Polonius is a mean and crafty man . . .

Answer 5

Polonius is a mean and crafty man . . . he meets a violent death while spying; and that such a man should be so killed is, in a large sense, right.

• H D F Kitto