Polonius
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Polonius is a character in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. He is the chief counsellor of the play's ultimate villain King Claudius, and the father of Laertes and Ophelia. Generally regarded as wron
Polonius Behind the Curtain by Jehan Georges Vibert, 1868
Engraving of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, possible inspiration for Polonius, with Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Walsingham (William Faithorne, 1655)
A stained glass representation of Polonius
Ophelia
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Ophelia is a character in William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. Due to Hamlet's act
Polonius
…character in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. He is the chief counsellor of the play's ultimate villain King Claudius, and the father of Laertes and Ophelia. Generally regarded as wrong in every judgment he makes over the course of the play, Polonius is described by William Hazlitt as a "sincere" father…
John William Waterhouse's painting Ophelia (1894)
Hamlet, Act IV, Scene V (Ophelia Before the King and Queen), Benjamin West, 1792
Ophelia by John Everett Millais (1852) is part of the collection of Tate Britain. His painting influenced the image in Kenneth Branagh's film Hamlet.
Ophelia by Alexandre Cabanel (1883)