Ophelia

Question 1

How is a semantic field of monetary language used by polonius when advising his daughter in act 1 scene 3

Answer 1

“Most free and bounteous” “you have ta’en these tenders as true pay / which are not sterling”
“Set your entreatments at a higher rate” “investments”
- takes her words and uses them against her (“many tenders of his affection”) > manipulative
- financial value of Victorian women + transactional nature of vic marriage market