If you could meet
anyone, who would it be and why ---
popular college essay
Polonius, father of Laertes, in William
Shakespear's Hamlet, strikes me as someone exceptional. In the first act, he gives
advice to his son
who is departing on a journey.
Polonius's advice guides me in almost every aspect of my life. I would
like to talk with
Polonius to gain more insight on life.
Along with other advice, Polonius delivers
one of te most famous quotes from Hamlet: "To thine own self be
true."
Polonius's quote
helps me make tough decisions. Such an
occasion arises when I have weighed the advantages and
disadvantages of
a choice, and they are equal. When faced
with this situation, I ask myself, "would I be true to myself
if
I..." For example, I am temperate,
and do not participate in certain activities harful to me such as drinking or
doing
drugs. Occasionally, others try to influence me to
drink. Sometimes, I am tempeted;
however, I know that I would not be
true to myself if
I submitted. I realize drinking is not
somthing I want, nor is it in my best interest.
Being true to myself involves acting in
accordance with my values. Imust conduct
myself like a gentleman and use
proper etiquette
for te given situation. Thus, the quote
acts as a reminder for me to act properly.
The next few lines are
"and it must
follow as the day the night, / thou canst not then be false to any
man." By acting like a gentleman, I
can
assure muself
that I will not harm nor create conlict with many people. For example, I remain calm in situations that
most
people would
become upset and swear. Then, I am in a
better position to deal with the would-be conflict.
Next, polonius covers many aspects of
life. He tells us how to choose and
treat friends, as well as rules for listning and
speaking. We are told not to lend or borrow items
becase "for loan oft loses both itself and friend," meaning one will
end
up losing a
friend as well as what he lent "Be thou familiar but by no means
vulgar" tells us to understand things that are
immoral, but not
to participate in them. I try to follow
Polonius's advice in my daily life.
I would like to meet Polonius because he
has already assisted me in making choices for myself. He could give me
insight on other
things. Polonius gives his advice as
Laertes is departing on a journy. I too
will leave for college. Polonius
could expand on
the knowledge he has already provided.
He could also explain how his advice relates to our time period.
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