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Polonius forbids Ophelia from Hamlet's company because he believes:
AHamlet has converted to Catholicism
BHamlet is plotting regicide
CHamlet's madness is contagious
DHamlet's affections are false and her virtue endangered
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Hamlet's affections are false and her virtue endangered
1. Polonius is the 'controlling father' figure in the text's reading.
2. His instruction is grounded in patriarchal courtly prudence.
3. He weaponises Ophelia in the Act III spying scene.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1524 — Shakespeare's Hamlet — "Controlling father forbids her from Hamlet's company, believing his affections false and her virtue endangered"_
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