I found some scribbles regarding Polonius (in Hamlet) in a Moleskine recently:

Polonius is a satire of Humanism in a post-Renaissance era. He is an indictment against the vanity of those that used “Humanism” as a veil to actually serve themselves (Polonius proceeds to give great advice to his son regarding independence, yet clearly doesn’t trust him. . .hence Reynaldo).

Worth noting: Polonius was named “Corambis” in Q1(?) - “Corambisi” meaning “double-hearted.” Polonius may have been a veil for Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley. . .whose coat of arms bore “cor una, via una,” or “one heart, one way.” Double-hearted or two-faced?

Is there a correlation between “Polonius” and “Apollo?” Apollo was the god of truth (among other things). . .

(This is a direct transposition of thoughts from my journals; I apologize for not using any appropriate annotations for reference; I was probably tipsy when I originally jotted them down)