Question

4054va v. english 12 sem a- a
hamlet, part 2: word choice and tone
and they in france of the best rank and station (80)
are most select and generous, chief in that
neither a borrower, nor a lender be;
for loan oft loses both itself and friend,
and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry
this above all: to thine own self be true, (85)
and it must follow, as the night the day,
thou canst not then be false to any man
farewell, my blessing season this in thee!
what is the purpose of poloniuss speech to laertes?
to give laertes advice
about how to behave while
to teach laertes about
to warn laertes to avoid
to remind laertes to look
away from home
how to sail a ship
distract him from his
after his sister, ophelia
studies
submit
in this part of the play, after laertes leaves, ophelia tells her father that hamlet has been showing interest in her. polonius advises her not to take hamlets attention too
seriously.
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Explanation:

Polonius's speech to Laertes contains advice like "Neither a borrower nor a lender be", "To thine own self be true", etc., which are guidelines for Laertes' conduct when he is away (in France). The other options are incorrect: there's no mention of sailing a ship, the advice isn't about avoiding romances (that's later to Ophelia), and it's not about looking after Ophelia.

Answer:

A. to give Laertes advice about how to behave while away from home