Overview
Character Name
Polonius
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Gender
Male
Mature Adult, Elderly
Supporting
Voice
Non-singer
Vocal Range
Time & Place
The Danish court of Elsinore
Analysis
The father of Ophelia and Laertes, Polonius is the Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court who sometimes serves as the play’s comic relief. Often verbose and boring to the point of absurdity, Polonius yet delivers one of the plays most poignant and memorable lines in his
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