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Tragedies of William Shakespeare and Sonnets: Act II

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Brodwin, Leonora
Affiliation: Associate Professor Of English, St. John's University

Act II

Act II: Scene 1

We are once again in the rooms of Polonius, and Polonius is seen sending
off his servant, Reynaldo, to Paris with money and letters for his son,
Laertes. He tells Reynaldo that he should inquire about the behavior of
Laertes before he visits him. Reynaldo, who seems to know his master's ways
very well, tells Polonius that he had already intended to do this and is well
praised for this in turn. Polonius now instructs him in some of ...

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