What is ironic about polonius' attempt to learn about laertes' life in paris? think back at what polonius is asking reynaldo to ask or say while in paris?

The irony involved in this portion of "Hamlet", the William Shakespeare play, centers on what would actually happen if Reynaldo decides to go along with what Polonius says. Reynaldo deciding to pursue what Polonius has asked about Laertes' life in Paris could potentially break down Laertes' reputation for him. All of this could happen just because they wanted to know more information about him.

Hamlet's fourth soliloquy is probably his most famous one - "to be or not to be."it is rather different from his previous soliloquies because now he is contemplating something that didn't come up before - suicide. he is thinking whether it is worth it to fight to find his father's murderer when in the end all of them are going to die, so why not die sooner than later. he is contemplating if he should go on fighting or just kill himself and end it all, which is why this soliloquy in particular is rather depressing, hesitant, and gives a deeper insight into hamlet's madness.