This scene is set in a room in Polonius' house. Polonius has decided to hire Reynaldo to surreptitiously investigate his son's behavior. Does he game, does he drink, does he go to brothels? He cautions discretion and does not want to cause him embarrassment, yet he wants to draw him out by creating certain incidents that will force him disclose his actions and his views. Ophelia then comes in. Hamlet, disarrayed in attire and disposition, comes to her and stares at her long and perhaps lovingly, sighing deeply and then departs. Polonius is now afraid that Hamlet is desperately caught up in love of Ophelia and may have handled the situation wrong and is determined to right it.
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