Analyze the character of Polonius. What do you think of him?

Polonius is a senior courtier and advisor to Claudius and Gertrude. He is portrayed as being somewhat absent minded, domineering and manipulative of his children, ambitious and unscrupulous. He is an eavesdropper, self-interested and eager to use whatever circumstances he can, in whatever way he can, to curry favor with those in power, particularly the King and Queen. His death is, it seems, intended to be viewed in the same light as that of Claudius - that is, as the justified end to a corrupt and destructive life.