Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.Polonius:My lord, he’s going to his mother’s closet: Behind the arras I’ll convey myself To hear the process; I’ll warrant she’ll tax him home; And, as you said, and wisely was it said, ’Tis meet that some more audience than a mother, Since nature makes them partial, should o’er-hear The speech, of vantage. Fare you well, my liege: I’ll call upon you ere you go to bed And tell you what I know.
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he represents suspicion.h
he is loyal to King Claudius.h
he predicts Hamlet’s behavior.Polonius plans to hide behind the arras, or tapestry, and secretly listen to Hamlet’s conversation with his mother. Concealing himself to gather information shows that he practices deception. His loyalty to Claudius may motivate the plan, but the action in this excerpt most directly demonstrates deception.
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