Polonius: King Claudius's chief counselor and father of Ophelia. She's innocent and naive about "love" works in the royal palace as well as society in general. She loved Hamlet but soon goes mad after finding out that Hamlet killed her father, who she often follows. Ophelia: The daughter of Polonius, and sister of Laertes.Horatio and Laertes make a plan to kill Hamlet. Ophelia becomes mad and then commits suicide. In order to get away from Hamlet the King tries to send him to England. Rosencrantz asks Hamlet where the dead body of Polonius but Hamlet doesn't say anything about it. Gertrude tells the King Hamlet killed Polonius.When Hamlet kills Polonius, stabbing him when Polonius is hiding behind the arras in Gertrude's chamber, Ophelia goes mad and drowns herself. Polonius uses Ophelia to try to determine what the cause of Hamlet's madness is (although Polonius, arrogantly, already assumes he knows that Hamlet is 'mad for love').Laertes is also killed later in the play as he makes a plan with Claudius to dual with Hamlet with a poisoned sword and if he cuts him Hamlet shall die however he stabs Hamlet, but. Polonius spy's on Hamlet to try and find out method to his madness and gets killed by Hamlet as he finds someone behind the curtain for spying on him and is killed.When Ophelia dies and she has her burial, Laertes and Hamlet jump into the grave and started to wrestle. As Laertes storms into the Castle and demands something to be done. Hamlet and Laertes start to hate one another after Hamlet kills Polonius. Hamlet and Laertes fight and have a rivalry throughout the entire play.Gertrude O what a rash and bloody deed is this! Act 4 Scene 2. Hearing a noise, he believes that Claudius is eavesdropping, draws a sword and kills Polonius. Act 3 Scene 4 - The closet scene - Hamlet kills Polonius Unable to kill his uncle, Hamlet challenges his mother about her relationship with Claudius and admits he has been feigning madness.This is the famous scene where Hamlet gives his "to be or not to be" soliloquy, and is a turning. This scene involves Claudius, Gertrude, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Polonius, Hamlet, and Ophelia.
Contextual Info: "The 'to be or not to be' scene". Nerdstudy Hamlet - Act 3 Scene 1 Summary.
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