The Need To Protect Inwards In Hamlet By William Shakespeare

The need to protect offspring has always been a recurring factor in nature. It is commonly seen in animal behavior, therefore it is not surprising that humans have the same instinct. Although humans and animals have different ways of protecting their offspring, they both have the desire to provide their offspring with the necessities required to succeed in life. In Hamlet, we see this recurring factor, as Polonius attempts to protect his son, Laertes, by providing him with advice for his trip to France. In the play, Polonius says this to his son: Look thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any unproportioned thought his act (Act I Scene iii, pg 44). Polonius is trying the convey the importance of contemplating before acting and internalizing