| When Hamlet knifes Polonius, the prince walks behind the arras to make sure he has finished the job, repeatedly stabbing the body. |
| Polonius reports that he will spy on Hamlet's visit to Queen Gertrude by stowing himself behind an arras in her bedroom. |
| Polonius hides behind an arras and yelps when Hamlet's rage endangers the Queen. |
| Spying behind an arras, Polonius perceives Gertrude's danger and cries for help. |
| Detecting the spy behind the curtain and mistaking him for King Claudius, Hamlet plunges his sword into the arras and slays Polonius. |
| So when I, in my role as Polonius, was stabbed behind the arras, I collapsed to the floor and promptly fell asleep. |
