Polonius Quotes

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POLONIUS: What do you read, my lord? HAMLET: Words, words, words.

This is the very ecstasy of love.

[S]ince brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief.

The neurotic thinks himself both Hamlet and Claudius, in a world that belongs to Polonius.

You cannot, sir, take from me any thing that I will more willingly part withal: except my life, except my life, except my life.

Will you walk out of the air, my lord? HAMLET Into my grave.

Polonius: Do you know me, my lord? Hamlet: Excellent well. You are a fishmonger.

such wanton, wild, and usual slips/ As are companions noted and most known/ To youth and liberty.

More grief to hide than hate to utter love. Polonius, Hamlet.