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27 October, 22:46

Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet. Hamlet: Am I not i' the right, old Jephthah? Polonius: If you call me Jephthah, my lord, I have a daughter that I love passing well. In the excerpt, Hamlet calls Polonius Jephthah, after the priest in the Old Testament who sacrifices his daughter to God. What does this allusion suggest about Polonius's treatment of Ophelia?

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  1. 27 October, 23:02
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    In the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet this allusion proposes about Polonius’s treatment of Ophelia:

    Polonius is sacrificing his daughter to trick Hamlet

    This is evident on the exact excerpt provided" ... after the priest in the Old Testament who sacrifices his daughter to God."
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