Journal Logs for Hamlet Act II

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5) In the beginning of Scene 1 Polonious is speaking to Reynaldo, who is about to be sent to France to check on Laertes. During this conversation you can see two sides of Polonious. He is very clever as he explains to Reynaldo how to get information about Laertes but he also seems to be a little foolish. On lines 56-58 he suddenly forgets what he is saying and has to be reminded of what he was talking about.
3) Polonious - Did you send Reynaldo to France because you don't trust Laertes? Do you think your advice fell on deaf ears? Ophelia - Didn't your encounter with Hamlet seem…