Polonius and Leretes

[edward08]

In the play Hamlet,
polonius and leretes, his son, is said to have a good model of father and son relationship.
what is your personal view of a father and son relationship.? how should it be?
i think that father and son relation is important because both are male and father can give a good personal advice to the son

[davidh]

I think there in pretty good relationship Just like typical father and son. But what is important thing is that if we compared to hamlets family relationship, hamlet is having extremely hard time and as a teenager, it would be much for him to survive

[hanbikang]

I also think like david that they are in a pretty good relationship. Just as other father and son. But in the other hand it is bad that Hamlet is going through a bad relationship with Claudius and it is understood.

[RegXD]

I agreed with edward that father and son relationship is very important. But in hamlet case, he lost his father and his uncle just said that i will be your stepfather and i will treat you like your own father did. Which is good but it is the point of whether he accept it or not.

[juliekim]

I think a good father-son relationship would be one that's based on mutual affection and care, as any other good relationships should be. Children take their parents' love for granted and it's easy for us to think that it's obviously their responsibility to take care of us and give us good advice. But parents are human beings too, so it wouldn't hurt to show them that we're there for them just as they've always been there for us.

[sujeonggg]

I think a friendly relationship between not only father and son, but just generally parents and children is a good relationship. It's also important the children to respect their parents, but being a close friend seems to be very ideal to me(especially between father-son and mother-daughter). But in the play, since their cultures is different from these days, none of the family relationship shows like this, so I thought their relationships were all sad.

[seongrae]

I also think father and son’s relationship as one of the most important relationship. My personal view of this relationship is that father should be role model of his son. One’s father should give good advices and always worry and give strength to their son to grow as best as they can. On the other hand, their son should be very thankful to one’s father about their care to them.

[ginayang]

I think Polonius and Laertes's relationship seems very close but Polonius doesn't really trust his son. He secretly sends his servant to find out what his son has been up to. Anyway, an ideal father and son relationship should have love, trust, and respect. They should be able to share any and all of their secrets without shame. Plus, the father should give advice and encourage his son when he is going through troubles. But Polonius and Laertes doesn't do that.

[hannahs]

I think a good relationship between a parent and a child is really important in determining how the child grows up. Kids always look up to their parents when they are young and want to become like their parents. Also, it's always good to have trust between you and your parents so that you don't hide stuff from your parents and can always go to them when you have any problems.

[kiranshoaib]

Polonious and Lertes are shown as a part of the stable relationship as compare to the one between Hamlet and Claudious. Even though Polonious is not a pure or good person either but he does a good job at keeping an understandable and plain relastionship with his son Lertes. It shows a typical relationship of a father and son that Polonious and Lertes carries in the play. Whereas, Hamlet belongs to a broken family now, who has no father/son connection with his son.

[anica]

My personal view of a good father-son relationship is first of all, the son having respect for his father. In that way, the father can give advices that the son can take. It's also important for the father to also have respect for the son as well. In Polonius and Laertes's case, they have a pretty good relationship.

[cathysjun]

I think a good father and son relationship is when they can be open and honest to each other. They should be able to tell each other their opinions freely without being afraid of being judged.

[elijahlee]

A good father son relationship is a relationship where there is mutual respect. Also, there much be mutual understanding, and a willingness to listen to each other and what the other has to say. It has to be devoid of judgement and bias.

[sang]

I agree with the above statement. People in general need another to talk to, and that it's important that the other listens carefully, instead of just stating his points and claiming that they are right. It's a mutual thing and to have a good healthy relationship, I think that listening and respecting of each person's (father or son) opinions is vital and a key to it. You can't try to overcome it with one idea and just convince the other with your ideas, that'd be unbalanced and forceful, leading to a dissension.

[jessicashim2013]

I believe that father and son relationship is very important. In general, parents and their child relationship is important because they affect each other a lot and they rely on each other throughout their life. Sometimes as a friend, but sometimes a strict father is what I think a good father is. And a good son should respect his father.