Venus Fly Trap Flower Shoppe

1. Anemone, Sweet Pea, and Violet Bouquet for Polonius. Violets are chosen because they symbolize abandonment and he abandoned Laertes and Ophelia with his hasty death.  Sweet Pea are chosen because they symbolize departure and again, he left quickly. Finally, Violets are chosen because Ophelia said while she was going crazy they all withered when he died.

2. Pink Peony, Lilac, and orchid bouquet for Ophelia. Peony because she is very bashful in the Mousetrap scene with hamlet, and that flower signifies bashfulness. Lilacs are in the bouquet because they symbolize youthful innocence and her father wants her to remain as innocent as possible when dealing with Hamlet. Finally, orchids which symbol a belle and Ophelia is thought to be youthful and beautiful, so it would compliment her appearance.

3. Yellow Daffodils, Chrysanthemum, and statice bouquet for Laertes. Daffodils are chosen because they signify chivalry and he is very respectable in asking to go to school and coming back to avenge his father. Chrysanthemum is chosen because it means fidelity and also goes with the idea of Laertes being faithful to his father and wanting to revenge his death. Finally, Statice is chosen because all his actions are to remember and revere his father, which is what statice symbolizes.

4. Purple Alstroemeria, Chrysanthemum, and Gladiolus bouquet for Horatio. I chose alstroemeria for Horatio, which signifies friendship, because he is hamlet’s best friend. Chrysanthemum was chosen because it signifies fidelity and Horatio has been a helpful and faithful friend to Hamlet. Finally, Gladiolus was chosen because it signifies strength of character because he is a very strong character in what he believes and is noble. 

sites used for flower meanings:

"Meaning of Flowers | FEELINGS Florist | Send Flowers to Pune | Send Flowers to Mumbai | Flower Delivery Pune | Send Online Flowers | Send Fathers Day Flowers | Online Florist | Pune | Flowers4feelings.com." FEELINGS Florist. Web. 29 Feb. 2012. <http://www.flowers4feelings.com/meanings_of_flowers.php>.

"The Meaning Behind Your Flowers | WeddingWire: The Blog." Wedding Blog. Web. 29 Feb. 2012. <http://blog.weddingwire.com/index.php/weddings/the-meaning-behind-your-flowers/>.