Hamlet College Advice

It's safe to say, that the advice given to Laertes from Polonius was pretty much saying that he should make friends, but to be discrete and careful of who he becomes friends with. "Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; take each man's censure but reserve thy judgement" (Lns. 73-4). I feel like this means, just to be careful, as any parent would tell their child before they go off to college.I believe it is good advice, because there will always be bad people out there, so it's not smart to trust everyone. There is not much to know about what is serious in our culture, besides Obama making it less expensive to go to college, but using tax payers' money in the process.

I think Polonius does not trust Laertes, or does not deem him very responsible. He tells Reynaldo this in hope that he will spy on Laertes for him. "You laying these slight sullies on my son as 'twerve a thing a little soil'd the working" (Lns. 44-5). Pretty much, sending him out in the world, just not with his physical appearance, only someone else's. \

The way Polonius spies on Laertes is like the way parents spy on their kids, when they put tracker's into their phones. Kids do what they are supposed to, but the trust is lacking. I think it is unncecessay, but maybe the child has done something to be not trusted.

Thinker or Doer

I would like to think of myself as a doer. Most of the time I just make actions without thinking about it. When I do think before I act, I end up not doing the things I wanted to and regretting it later. I wish I could think before I act, and not get scared of actually trying new things out. I seem to always go to worst case scenarios and imagine myself dying or injuring myself for life. So, I guess I should just stop thinking before acting and do whatever it is I want to do. But, if I could change and be a thinker, without showing fear, then I  would definitely do that.