Polonius is a VILLAIN

Polonius in the Hamlet play is a villain.

Please do not like, or take advice from Polonius.

He conspires against Hamlet, to keep him from taking his rightful place as King of Denmark.

It is also very likely that Polonius knew of the murder of Hamlet's father.

Polonius has one of the most famous lines in history:

"This above all: to thine own self be true,

And it must follow, as the night the day,

Thou canst not then be false to any man."

This sounds like very good advice--that if we are honest with ourselves, then we can not be false with anyone else.

Polonius is saying that your version of the truth is good.

He even says that your truth should be "above all"--above objective Truth.

This is horrible advice.

There is a Truth above all of your truth and my truth.

Polonius is a godless moral relativist who is preaching against God who is above all--and against God's Truth.

Polonius raises a daughter who is driven mad, and sadly commits suicide.

He raises a hotheaded son who conspires to murder Hamlet, and who dies doing so.

Shakespeare is pleading with us not to be like Polonius, and not to teach our children like he does.

Polonius and his children all die tragic and avoidable deaths.

But he does not fear God, and his prideful arrogance leads to the fall of Denmark's royal court.

Please do not follow his advice about the truth.

If you want to know what truth looks like and sounds like, please look to Jesus. Jesus is the Truth.

The Bible is true.

A world where everyone believes their own truth is a Hell on Earth.