1.66). As Claudius becomes fully aware through Hamlet's interaction with his mother that "[Hamlet] [has] [grief] within which passeth show, these but the trappings and the suits of woe"(1.2.85), the king faces Hamlet's feeling that are irrational to Claudius. Therefore, in front of the whole court the king verbally attacks and accuses his son with "'tis unmanly grief"(2.1.95) and how his son is "a heart unfortified, a mind impatient, an understanding simple and unschooled"(2.1.97-98). As Claudius chastises Hamlet, the king seeks for control over Hamlet's unrealistic spirits of grief. To conclude Claudius' position as the king and father he asks to "bend [Hamlet] to remain here in the cheer and comfort of [their] eye"(2.1.115-116). Claudius represents such a defensive behavior that he is ready to do anything in order to gain control over an irrational to him situation that rules over his son, such behavior Shakespeare explores in different characters.
Polonius' knowledge about Hamlet's love to his daughter, Ophelia, seems as a very absurd thought to him; therefore, Polonius humbles Ophelia in order to obtain control over her thoughts. As Ophelia informs her father that "[Hamlet] hath importuned [her] with love.
in honorable fashion"(1.3.110-111) after Ophelia's talk with her brother, Polonius answers with mockery of the ""fashion" [she] may call it""(1.3.112) and takes such fact of Hamlet's affection very unreasonable as "for Lord Hamlet, believe so much in him that he is young, and with a larger tether may he walk than may be given [Ophelia]"(1.3.123-126). Father of Ophelia realizes that the situation is incomprehensible to him; therefore, Polonius admonishes his daughter to obey his council in order to take control over what Ophelia believes in. Polonius accuses "[Ophelia] [speaking] like a green girl, unsifted in such perilous circumstance"(1.