... P. is R/G are Dead.


Hamlet *
Polonius, the Play, not tragedy? Not until XX c. R/G -- is the story of Polonius!

Who's Polonius?

His trial is the first!

Oedipus-UAF 2008 POV

Summary

Shakespeare @ Amazon

Notes

* Monologue Study Pages: PreActing, Biomechanics, Method, BMplus *

... Polonius Diary [ interesting reading ]

... I had the dead Polonius appearing at the death of Ophelia. not Laertes.

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Hamlet-Polonius

monologues [ ... ]
"Hamlet's Letter" (see Scenes Psge), he reads it.

One scene with daughter ("Hamlet Madness") + "Queen's Closet" (his death). and in "Breakup" scene between O and H.

He is present at the Ophelia's death and Laetrtes's dying (give him some of L's lines?).

Good father? Good servant? Where his relations with King Hamlet went wrong?

"I have found / The very cause of Hamlet's lunacy" (2.2.48-49).

In the fight scene Polonius fights with the Ghost on L. side. Arms wrestling?

P. is present in the scene of the Opelia's madness and in her death scene.

Use this directory for teaching DramLit -- http://script.vtheatre.net

Killing Father?

First to die.

His relations with the old King?

Part of conspiracy?

What are his ties with Claudius?

His whole family is dead!

For being close to the throne?

Change after death. No clowning anymore.

Waiting for Claudius' death?

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* GODOT.06: Doing Beckett => main stage Theatre UAF Spring 2006 *