1. Act 1, Scene 3

2. LAERTES
My necessaries are embark'd: farewell: And, sister, as the winds give benefit And convoy is assistant, do not sleep, But let me hear from you.
OPHELIA
Do you doubt that?

3. Trifling: unimportant
A toy in blood:
Then weigh what loss your honour may sustain If with too credent ear you list his songs, Or lose your heart, or your chaste treasure open To his unmastered importunity.

4. LAERTES
Try to think of it like that, anyway. When a youth grows into a man, he doesn’t just get bigger in his body—his responsibilities grow too. He may love you now, and may have only the best intentions, but you have to be on your guard.
Remember that he belongs to the royal family, and his intentions don’t matter that much—he’s a slave to his family obligations. He can’t simply make personal choices for himself the way common people can, since the whole country depends on what he does. His choice has to agree with what the nation wants.

5. Question: Why does Ophelia need to “fear” Hamlet’s affections?
(he) could be false
Might not last long
She might be heartbroken after
Reputation tarnished
Hamlet won’t be bothered(?)
Hamlet will be King so can’t choose who to love.

6. Character: Ophelia Character: Laertes Weak
Defers to the men in her life
Commanding
Hypocrite

7. Is Ophelia a weak or submissive character?

8. Ophelia
I’ll keep your words of wisdom close to my heart. But, my dear brother, don’t be like a bad priest who fails to practice what he preaches, showing me the steep and narrow way to heaven while you frolic on the primrose path of sin.
I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart. But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven Whiles, like a puffed and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads And recks not his own rede.

9. Laertes  
Or lose your heart, or your chaste treasure open To his unmastered importunity.

10. Ophelia
I’ll keep your words of wisdom close to my heart. But, my dear brother, don’t be like a bad priest who fails to practice what he preaches, showing me the steep and narrow way to heaven while you frolic on the primrose path of sin.
I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart. But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven Whiles, like a puffed and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads And recks not his own rede.

11. Laertes  
Farewell, Ophelia, and remember well What I have said to you.

12. OPHELIA  
'Tis in my memory locked,
And you yourself shall keep the key of it.

13. Polonius
He tries to look smart by using lots of words, but gets lost in the words and…rambles.
Polonius wants his daughter to stop talking to Hamlet.
He also gives some pretty good advice, if you can break down the language.