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In Hamlet, the young prince of Denmark uncovers not only the truth behind his father's death, but also the hypocrisy of those surrounding him. Claudius, Polonius, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, in particular, go out of their way to appear true and honorable ....

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.... feeling. As he says: borrowing dulleth edge of husbandry. This above all, to thine own self be true,/ And it must follow, as the night the day,/ Thou canst not then be false to any man,"(I iii,ln 80) It is clear that his first priority, in talking to his son, is to teach him to act proper, to keep up his own appearance, and not to wish him well. From his later actions, one can see that Laetres honor is what concerens him the most, not his well being. When Polonius feels it necessary to send a spy to keep an eye on him, he once again expresses his lack of trust for anyone. He goes on to ask Reynaldo to, "before you visit him. . . make in ....