Polonius
Americannoun
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To keep up the “Hamlet” ties, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern show up, as a pair of henchmen trying to stop Scarlet, and there are cameos by Laertes and his father, Polonius.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
Bushy-browed Waterston began his acting career as a stage actor in New York with a number of Shakespeare roles, including Lear, Hamlet, Polonius, Laertes, Prospero, Leonato, Prince Hal, Silvius, Cloten and Benedict.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Last year, Van Norden played Polonius in an otherwise unmemorable Antaeus production of “Hamlet” and made the character seem more fascinating than even Hamlet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
In his death throes, Polonius sings the lines about the play-within-the-play that both he and the chorus have earlier sung.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2022
"I did so. I forgot to say 'So please you' to Polonius."
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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