The Hamlet Project

It’s probably the momentousness of my current moment and the climate of religiosity that hovers over death, but I suddenly wondered what would happen if we added a comma after Lord. It’s clearly not the meaning of the line. Context tells us that he’s speaking to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and telling them what they’re up to. However – if one wanted to get a little irreverent with text – one could have Polonius respond to Hamlet’s jab at him with “You go to seek the Lord, Hamlet.” It could be an answer, a way to turn the other cheek or a bit of religious instruction. It probably isn’t But it might be interesting.