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Part 1 — Polonius coaches surveillance (Polonius + Reynaldo)
Polonius sends Reynaldo to Paris with money and messages for Laertes.
But Polonius doesn’t say, “Go check on my son like a normal person.”

He says—basically—“Go investigate my son.”

Here’s the tactic, and it’s nasty in a very realistic way:

Polonius tells Reynaldo:
Don’t ask directly, “How is Laertes behaving?”
Instead, casually drop mild accusations and see what sticks.

Not monstrous lies.
Little “reasonable” hints.

He’s teaching Reynaldo to do this:

Talk to people who might know Laertes.

Suggest that Laertes has been seen drinking, gambling, getting into trouble.

Keep it vague—lightly scandalous.

Then watch how the other person responds.

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