Hamlet

Act 2, Sc. 2, lines 133-152: What is the tone of the last part of the speech and what literary techniques help convey this tone?

King. But how hath she recieved his love?

Polonius. What do you think of me?

King. As of a man faithful and hourable.

Polonius. I would fain prove so. But what might you think,

When I had seen this hot love on the wing -

As I percieved it, I must tell you that,

Before my daughter told me - what might you

Or my dear Majesty your queen here think

If I had played the desk or table-book,

Or given my heart a winking mute and dumb,

Or looked upon this love with idle sight -

What might you think? No, I went round to work,

And my young mistress thus I did bespeak:

'Lord Hamlet is a prince out of thy star.

This must not be.' And then I prescripts gave her,

That she should lock herself from his resort,

Admit not messengers, recieve no tokens;

Which done, she took the fruits of my advice,

And he, repelled - a short tale to amke -

Fell into a sadness, then into a fast,....

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Polonius is aggressive and even threatening to Ophelia. He wants her to forget all about having a relationship with Hamlet. He uses devices like metaphor to make his point:

Lord Hamlet is a prince out of thy star.