In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 2, what is a point that causes confusion? Ask characters questions about the scenes.

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the one
thing about Act Two, scene two, that confuses me is how Claudius can allow Polonius to
be his advisor when the man seems so pompous and full of himself, and actually provides
little valuable guidance and advice to the King. If Polonius were employed by someone
else at the castle, this would make sense, but it does not make sense that the King
would allow Polonius to work for him, or that he could be patient with the old man when
he begins to ramble and waste the King's time.

If I had the
opportunity, I would ask Claudius about this. I would ask if there wasn't someone else
who might have been more helpful, especially because Claudius has been King for only a
short time. Another man might have been able to give Claudius more advice about how to
deal with Hamlet, rather than spying on him. He might even have advised the King to
convince Gertrude to send Hamlet back to school, avoiding the "revenge" issue with the
ghost of Old Hamlet. (If Polonius were not his advisor, then he would not have been
where he didn't belong later in the play, and would not have been killed. In this way,
neither Laertes or Ophelia would have died.)