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The Corruption Of Laertes In Shakespeare's Hamlet

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Polonius tells his servant to lie about what Laertes is actually doing in France to figure out what he is actually wanting to do, He tells he servant to speak ill around people to see if they know Laertes. Ophelia walks into the room to talk to her father Polonius after he sent his servant on a mission. Ophelia tells Polonius that Hamlet frightened her he was just staring at her, Polonius said they need to speak to the king about this. Polonius tells Ophelia that love is such a violent emotion, and it can corrupt and make people self-destruct. King Claudius asks to speak with two of Hamlets friends when they were going to school together, Claudius asks them if they could find out what has corrupted Hamlet into being a different person, they

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