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Polonius meaning

A busybody who makes poor judgments.

Using Polonius

  • The main meaning on this page is: A busybody who makes poor judgments.
  • In the example corpus, polonius often appears in combinations such as: and polonius, that polonius.

Context around Polonius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

france 1× iii 1× hidden 1× insults 1× drags 1×

Often after:

gives 1× jamie 1× forces 1× wait 1× dies 1× corpse 1× await 1× especially 1× blames 1× tells 1×

Sentence patterns with Polonius

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

act iii polonius forces ophelia 1× as polonius s son 1× counsel that polonius might have 1× event to polonius 1× family of polonius jamie davenport 1× hamlet drags polonius s body 1× has hidden polonius corpse 1× her and polonius dies 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

act iii polonius 1× additional news requires 1× all three disappear 1× as polonius s 1× claudius enters again 1× hamlet feigns madness 1×

Common sentence endings:

and polonius dies 1× claudius and gertrude 1× event to polonius 1× father s battles 1× given his son 1× hamlet s reaction 1×

Words around Polonius

Just before it in the word index:

polonium 67 poloniex 31 polonica 2 polonia 9 polone 4 poloncarz 3

Just after it in the word index:

polonization 2 polonized 2 polonnaruwa 3 polonsky 3 polony 5 poloo 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Polonius

  • In this selection, "polonius" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, france, iii, hidden, gives, jamie and forces stand out and add context to how "polonius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include act iii polonius forces ophelia and as polonius s son. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "polonius" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with polonius

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Osric and Polonius, especially, seem to respect this injunction. (9 words)

Hamlet feigns madness but subtly insults Polonius all the while. (10 words)

All three disappear: Laertes leaves, Hamlet abandons her, and Polonius dies. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

The real victims of Hamlet’s revenge are not his wanted target but the family of Polonius (Jamie Davenport, a stern but loving sitcom dad)—the king’s counselor and first of many to fall under Hamlet’s misdirected wrath. (40 words)

Modern editors generally follow this traditional division, but consider it unsatisfactory; for example, after Hamlet drags Polonius's body out of Gertrude's bedchamber, there is an act-break Hamlet 3.4 and 4.1. (35 words)

Additional news requires that Polonius wait to be heard: messengers from Norway inform Claudius that the King of Norway has rebuked Prince Fortinbras for attempting to re-fight his father's battles. (32 words)

Example sentences (15)

As Polonius's son Laertes prepares to depart for a visit to France, Polonius gives him contradictory advice that culminates in the ironic maxim "to thine own self be true".

Only the vivid image of the warped planks keeps this remark from being the type of sententious counsel that Polonius might have given his son.

It’s well over an hour before Polonius is killed, with Ophelia essentially offstage twiddling her thumbs.

The real victims of Hamlet’s revenge are not his wanted target but the family of Polonius (Jamie Davenport, a stern but loving sitcom dad)—the king’s counselor and first of many to fall under Hamlet’s misdirected wrath.

Act III Polonius forces Ophelia to return Hamlet's love letters and tokens of affection to the prince while he and Claudius watch from afar to evaluate Hamlet's reaction.

Additional news requires that Polonius wait to be heard: messengers from Norway inform Claudius that the King of Norway has rebuked Prince Fortinbras for attempting to re-fight his father's battles.

All three disappear: Laertes leaves, Hamlet abandons her, and Polonius dies.

Claudius enters again and tells them to find where Hamlet has hidden Polonius' corpse.

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Hamlet feigns madness but subtly insults Polonius all the while.

Hamlet is walking alone in the hall as the King and Polonius await Ophelia's entrance, musing whether " to be or not to be ".

Modern editors generally follow this traditional division, but consider it unsatisfactory; for example, after Hamlet drags Polonius's body out of Gertrude's bedchamber, there is an act-break Hamlet 3.4 and 4.1.

Osric and Polonius, especially, seem to respect this injunction.

Polonius blames love for Hamlet's madness and resolves to inform Claudius and Gertrude.

Polonius tells Claudius and Gertrude his theory regarding Hamlet's behavior, and speaks to Hamlet in a hall of the castle to try to uncover more information.

The first, involving Hamlet and Ophelia, takes place off-stage in the Shakespeare (the stage directions repeat exactly the words in which Ophelia, in the original, describes the event to Polonius).

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Common combinations with polonius

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "polonius" in a sentence?
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What does "polonius" mean?
Polonius means: A busybody who makes poor judgments.
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