Today, the question was asked where have we seen "as a woodcock to mine own springe" (Vii:336)before? Lydia pointed out as class was ending that Polonius says something similar in Iiii:124 ("ay, springes to catch woodcocks." But, Polonius says this when he is giving advice to Ophelia about her relationship with Hamlet. Other than similar words, I don't see the connection between Laertes's death and Polonius's advice to Ophelia. Can someone please explain this?
--Laura C
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(this is #29)
When Leartes says that he is a wookcock caught in his own trap it relates to what polonius tell ophelia to beware of men and their traps. so when Laertes tells osric about how he is caught in the tangled plot to kill hamlet, its ironic because his own father warned ophelia about men just like this. Hamlet was the cause of both traps and leartes falls in the last one.
kelly c
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