1) What is Laertes advice to Ophelia?
laertes advice to ophelia is to shield herself from hamlets love because hamlet has a duty to the state. This duty will most likely call him to refuse Ophelia's love and take a foreign princess for a wife.
2) How does “The canker galls the infants of the spring/ too oft before their buttons be disclos’d” fit into the ideology of the decaying garden?

3) What analogy does Ophelia give to her brother as an answer to his advice? What does she mean?
ophelia tells her brother off, saying that he is a hypocrite and should take care of his own whore-mongering and gambling problems before he tries to advise her.

4) List five of the “few precepts” that Polonius gives to Laertes.
polonius tells laertes to

5) In lines 105-109, what is the metaphor that Polonius uses to describe Hamlet’s words of love?
Polonius uses the metaphor that hamlets love is silver which is not sterling or it is impure. This relates to the theme of virginity because virgins were more pure than others. Furthermore he describes ophelia as a baby, a naive and Innocent child yet easily taken advantage of. He also threatens her saying that if she does fall for Hamlet's tenders, she will embarrass him.
6) List and explain one metaphor found in the lines 115-135.
describes these blazes as beautiful and attractive, tempting. Yet in one metaphor is that of "blazes" which are meant to symbolize Hamlet's promises. Poloniusreality they have no warmth and in the end the light fades as well. This is again to dissed Ophelia from hamlet because he fears he will be made a fool when hamlet leaves her.
7) What is Polonius’ command to Ophelia?
Polonius' command to Ophelia is that she should never talk to Hamlet, she should forget him and move on.
8) In scene 4, what is Hamlet talking about in lines 13-38?
Hamlet is talking about the downfalls of his nation, they have become so committed to their customs and their drunkenness that they become weak and susceptible to outside attack.
9) Why doesn’t Horatio want Hamlet to follow the ghost?
Horatio wants hamlet to follow the ghost because he believes the ghost is sent to inform them of the demise of the nation. Perhaps if hamlet follows hamlet he will be able to find out how the nation will fall.
10) What is Hamlet’s command to the three guards?
hamlet orders the three guards to stay put and not follow him as he talks to his dead dad.