Overview
Character Name
Polonius
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Mature Adult, Elderly
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Authority Figure, Confidant, Mentor/Guide
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
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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