''hard'' - hard won. Polonius is also suggesting "strict," as he speaks to Claudius, trying to impress the King that he's a strict father (which, to Laertes, he is not.) | ''hard'' - hard won. Polonius is also suggesting "strict," as he speaks to Claudius, trying to impress the King that he's a strict father (which, to Laertes, he is not.) |