In Act I, scene iii of Hamlet, Polonius gives Laertes a great deal of "fatherly advice" about how to live his life. Look at this section and find advice you have heard from your own parents. How valuable is this advice? Have you used it? Have you been involved in any situation to which this advice was applicable?
Do you think Laertes and Hamlet are likely to follow their parents' advice? Why are or why not? Give examples from the text.
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ReplyDeletePolonius throws a lot of advice at Laertes at one time. My parents are the opposite. They rarely give advice, trusting my ability to form my own judgments. Polonius tells his son to keep his cool. He tells him not to get too involved with other people, but if he finds himself in a situation where he must, he should handle his situation maturely and keep his distance. My parents have told me to keep my head when facing difficult circumstances. I try to use their advice when under pressure. I try not to let myself get involved in other people’s problems. For instance, if someone wants me to ask if “so and so” is mad at “so and so”, I won’t do it.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think that Hamlet will follow his parents’ advice. Hamlet is angry with everyone (living) around him and is liable to rebel. He most likely will follow is departed father’s suggestion to avenge his death. Hamlet is more inclined to the darker side of life. Instead of forgetting his father and living happily ever after he will seek revenge because that is his personality. Hamlet’s choice of black clothing over any other color is an indication of his dark nature.
Laertes may or may not follow his father’s advice. When Laertes and Ophelia are speaking, Ophelia hints that Laertes is more of a partier than he leads on. I think he will follow his father’s advice to a certain extent since he respects his father.
I have gotten a great deal of advice from my parents about life. I have talked about almost everything with them. The advice I receive from my parents is valuable to me and I respect what they say. However, no matter how much advice they give me, the only way I’ll learn anything is through experience. I use my parent’s advice most of the time when it comes to general situations. For example, I was in a situation where I had to choose between two of my best friends. I took my parents advice and did not take sides of any and learned that a real friend wouldn’t make me chose that I associate with.
ReplyDeleteI think Hamlet will follow his parent’s advice. Hamlet is a very quiet teenager in my perspective. He seems very distant from his family and seems like the type of person who people may take advantage of. Laertes on the other hand seems a bit more reckless. He sticks his nose in other peoples business and as Ophelia hinted, he is a party boy. In my view he is most likely to be the one who falls on the wrong track. Although, it seems like Hamlet does not care, it is unlikely he will take action for his fathers’ death or do anything for that matter. Laertes on the other hand is more on outgoing and seems likelier to disobey his parents.
As a father Polonius felt he should advice his son about life and the road Laertes is journeying upon. My mother always tells me that life is a journey, and different roads leads to different check points of the journey. I can honestly say that my mom is very much like Polonius. My mother is constantly advising me about life daily. She does this because she does not want to be in a situation whereby I get caught the middle of it and not knowing what to do, or what decisions to make. Though, at times I think she is doing too much talking but I find her advices very valuable. Sometimes I do get caught in certain situations where I am forced to make a decision, then I remember some of my mom’s advice, and that allows me make a wise decision. I highly doubt it that Laertes will follow his father’s advice. Already Shakespeare portrays Laertes as someone who likes living it up and him going away, I feel he just want to explore and enjoy life. In contrast, Hamlet will likely follow his father’s advice. This is because Hamlet and his father had a special bond and he eager to find out about his father’s death and who is responsible so he can avenge.
ReplyDeleteI have heard “Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar” from my parents. My parent’s advice leads me to do right thing. For example, my parents emphasis that advice, and tell me to get along with others as a neighbors. It reminds me to be familiar with people, even a stranger and I try to help people. In addition, this advice and others are applicable in my life, because it leads me to go right way. My parents do not want me to go wrong way, and they try to make do well in every situation.
ReplyDeleteI think that Laertes is likely to follow his parents’ advice, because as I look what he does for his sister, Ophelia, he is so concerning about his sister. So, He is going to follow his father’s advice, because he does not go to wrong way. (What he concerns about her sister’s problem with Hamlet)
I believe that Hamlet will take his father's advice. However, i do not think that Laertes will not take the advice. Ii think that Hamlet will not take the advice about not taking revenge on his mother. Hamlet does not like he fact that his mother married so fast and that he seems to be the only one that really mourns his father. Laertes was in a different situation and he will most likely not take the advice.
ReplyDeleteI usually do not follow my grandmother's advice, because we think very differently and have different opinions on life, basically.
I think that Hamlet will respect the advice that he receives. However I belive that Leartes will not fallow the adive that his father gives him because he seems that he does not belive in what he is telling him. This advice is very important because it can help him thru out life. Yes, I have used it in my life the advice that Leartes received. This advice was very important.
ReplyDeleteParent’s advice is something that we all need to follow. Even though many teenagers think that they know "everything" in reality they don't. For example, when teenagers give advice to friends they do it because they have had experiences with the certain situation. When parents give their own children advice it is because they know what they are talking about. Us as teenagers have to take in consideration of what our parents say. However, teenagers (such as I) need to learn from experiences so that one I as a mother can give my child the advice that my parents gave me. One thing that I remember my father telling is "don't have a boyfriend at this age" (13) your too young enjoy your life without worrying about anyone else". Unfortunately, I did not follow this advice and I sure wish that I would have, but everyone learns from mistakes and these mistakes are something that my future kids will encounter. In regards to Hamlet, I am not sure that he will follow his parent’s advice. Since Hamlet is a teenager just like any other he is most prone to make the same mistakes as any other teenager. Since we already discovered Hamlet’s fatal flaw, we can use this proof to foreshadow that Hamlet will not use the advice that his parents give him. Also other evidence that we can infer is from Shakespeare's writing. Since we know that Hamlet is a tragedy story, the reader could infer that Hamlet won’t follow his parent’s advice. Overall, I don't expect Hamlet or Laertes to follow their parent’s advice, but if they did the story of Hamlet would have been much different.
ReplyDeleteMy mother always finds herself giving me advice, like Polonius. Although I do not agree with her on most occasions, I appreciate her instilling knowledge to me. Polonius tells his son, Laertes, to be wise in choosing friends. My mother advises me daily to pick the right group of friends. Since I speak with my mother everyday, she knows mostly everything about. My mother knows what type of people I hang out with, and she advises me to always make the right choices for myself. Since my mother had more experiences than I did, I value the advice and always take it into consideration. Whenever I feel something is not right, my mother’s voice comes into my mind. She has become my conscience. I use her advice when I know she is right, even when I do not want to admit it. When I hung out with friends that did not care about things like the law, I knew I had to enforce my mother’s rule to my decisions.
ReplyDeleteLaertes is least likely to follow his parent’s rule, because his past. Laertes is what you call “a ladies man,” and he does not seem to be giving that up soon after his father having a stern talk with him. Hamlet, conversely, seems like he follows his parent’s rule, because he will soon be king. Even though his mother and his uncle/step-father have betrayed him, Hamlet still show respect and honor to them. For example, when Hamlet did not want to drop out of school to be closer to his family, Hamlet’s mother advised him and he did. He has no choice but to listen to his parents.
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ReplyDeleteIn Act I secene iii, Laertes receives extremely valuable advice from his father. On the other hand, Hamlet recieves bad advice from Claudius, his step-father/uncle. Claudius killed King Hamlet, Hamlet's father. In adherance with Claudius's bad advice to Hamlet, Hamlet should not listen to Claudius's advice. However, Laertes should listen to and follow his fathers advice.
I very often receive advice from others that I find valuable. When faced with difficult decisions, I can rely on others' advice to guide me to making the best decisions possible. The most intelligent advice I have ever received is "when your body is tired, exercise your mind."
My parents always give me good advice to have good relationship with others and develop myself to overcome
ReplyDeletemy problems. They emphasize how important to show respect to others especially for elderly people.
They teach me how to take a step back and take a breath whenever I faced hardships. Then, I learned what
is to be patient and think throughly. I loved to listen to their advice since they were like a vitamin and nutrition for me
and try to follow their word at any time.
Likewise in the book I believe that Laertes and Hamlet will follow their parents' advice since they respect their
parents greatly. In the conversation of Laertes and Ophelia I could see how Laertes concern about his father's word.
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