King Claudius has appointed them to spy on him to know his thoughts about the murder of his father. Hamlet speaks these golden words to his former classmates. There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. These words are significant, as they give philosophy of living a good and stable social life. He is also telling him the harms of borrowing and its impacts on the life of a person. He is advising his son how to live a good life by not lending and borrowing. These words have been uttered by Polonius, a famous character in Hamlet who is close to King Claudius. Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. These words are important, as they show Hamlet’s loathing for the king. He means that he is now his son, as the king has married his widowed mother after his father’s assassination. However, Hamlet is very sarcastic to King Claudius implying that he is more than a kin to him now.
He is also telling Hamlet that he is his kin and next heir to the throne. Hamlet says this in response to King Claudius’ question that he should not feel sorrow for so long over the death of his father. A little more than kin, and less than kind.
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