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[[Image:Polonius.jpg|thumb|A [[stained glass]] representation of Polonius]]
'''Polonius''' is a character in [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]''. He is [[King Claudius]]'s chief counsellor, and the father of [[Ophelia (character)|Ophelia]] and [[Laertes (character)|Laertes]]. Polonius connives with Claudius to spy on
Generally regarded as wrong in every judgement he makes over the course of the play,<ref>{{ws |'[[s:Characters of Shakespeare's Plays/Hamlet|Hamlet]]' in William Hazlitt, ''Characters of Shakespeare's Plays''}}</ref> Polonius is described by [[William Hazlitt]] as a "sincere" father, but also "a busy-body, [who] is accordingly officious, garrulous, and impertinent."<ref>{{ws |'[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/468193/Polonius]' Polonius at Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref> In Act II Hamlet refers to Polonius as a "tedious old fool"<ref>{{ws |Hamlet Act II scene ii - William Shakespeare}}</ref> and taunts him as a latter day "[[Jeptha]]".<ref>2.2.346</ref>
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