"brevity is the soul of wit"
Irony
Act 2,
Scene 2
Lines 86-95a
Polonius
Sound familiar? This is one of many Shakespeare’s phrases that have become proverbial. The irony here is of course that Polonius is being anything but brief.
Sound familiar? This is one of many Shakespeare’s phrases that have become proverbial. The irony here is of course that Polonius is being anything but brief.