Since dramatic irony is the kind of irony in which a
character in the play thinks one thing is so, but the audience or reader knows
better, scenes involving Polonius serve as having dramatic
irony:
- When Polonius speaks with his son
Laertes, who is about to return to France, the father gives advice to his son. But,
buried in conversation are the themes honest vs. deceit and love vs. betrayal as, after
Laertes leaves, Polonius instructs Reynaldo to spy on his son. (Act
I,sc.3) - In his conversation with Ophelia, as well,
Polonius is deceitful. While he questions her about Hamlet, he does shown concern for
his daughter's feeling; however, he later informs the king that after Hamlet is mad
based upon what Ophelia has told him. Polonius, then, arranges for Claudius and himself
to betray Ophelia's trust by spying on her with Hamlet. (Act
II)
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