Next a counselor to the king, Polonius, is murdered by Hamlet when Hamlet confronts his Mother over her role in his father's death and the Polonius tries to call the guards to stop Hamlet from ...

A glance at the autumn issue of The American Scholar: Shakespeare’s Polonius -- the prototypical pundit?Catharine R. Stimpson, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science at New York ...

A theater instructor at George State University puts on “Hamlet 2.0.” ...

The traditional carpet is in place -- a vibrant square of orange carved out of inky darkness -- but the magic is decidedly muted in "The Tragedy of Hamlet," renowned director Peter Brook's ...

They decided that the words of advice Polonius gives are so familiar that the children know what’s coming. Watch the scene and compare it to how you felt about the characters.

MAFHAM: (As Polonius) The exact copy and very picture of her departed and much lamented mother. My Ophelia, my daughter, my treasure. MONDELLO: The queen, about to be an empty-nester, is intrigued.

Richardson argued that Hamlet killed Polonius in self-defense because he was caught off-guard and in a vulnerable state while in a heated discussion with his mother.

Ato Blankson-Wood, foreground, as Hamlet, ... (When Polonius sends Laertes off with his tired advice, he also slips him an N95 mask, as other fathers might slip their child condoms.) ...