Hamlet
Act 2, Sc. 2, lines 85-128: In line 95-97, as he explains to the king and queen why he thinks Hamlet is mad, Polonius says the "brevity is the soul of wit." Explain the irony in this statement.
Polonius. Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit,
And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,
I will be brief.