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When Polonius uses the word loose on page 755, he is essentially using his daughter for bait and offering her to the King and Queen. This further emphasizes the obedient nature of Ophelia. When Hamlet says, "I took thee for thy better", he exclaims to Polonius that he killed him because he thought he was the King. When the queen says "Thou hast cleft my heart in twain", she is expressing her sadness and telling Hamlet that he has broken her heart because he has lost his mind. The use of the character, Osric, provides some comic relief in this time of tragedy because of his foolish behavior. Moreover the bodies that begin to pile up after everyone starts to die which demonstrates a gloomy atmosphere and tone.

imagery/figurative language

Imagery and figurative language build the metaphorical aspects of a story. Imagery provides the reader with descriptive senses to draw him closer to the story. Figurative language uses literary devices such as hyperbole, personification, and metaphor to exaggerate certain features and characteristics. In Hamlet, Shakespeare uses a lot of figurative language and imagery to create vivid scenes in the reader's mind. "I lov'd Ophelia: forty thousand brothers could not, with all their quantity of love, make up my sum." (pg 817). Hamlet express his love for Ophelia through hyperbole to truly show how much he cares about her. Shakespeare uses overstatement to make the scene seem more dramatic and animated to the reader.

laertes & claudius

King Claudius uses Laerte's state of mind after his father has died to his advantage to try and manipulate and corrupt him. For example, Claudius says: "Laertes, was your father dear to you? Or are you like the painting of a sorrow, a face without a heart?" (808). Claudius accuses Laertes of only showing sorrow on the outside to build up more anger within Laertes and incline him further to want to seek vengeance. Claudius asks these rhetorical questions to infuriate Laertes and manipulate him to want to kill Hamlet. Claudius proves to be very scheming and cunning in his ways of influencing Laertes.

hamlet attacks his mom

Hamlet's language with his mother reflects their troubled relationship and how he constantly criticizes her. After Hamlet has just killed Polonius, he immidiately tries to justify the murder by accusing his mother of killing his own father. "A bloody deed! almost as bad, good mother, as kill a king, and marry with his brother". Even after Hamlet has committed a horrible act, he can only think of accusing his mother of killing his father. Hamlet therefore shows that his moral values have detiorated and have no purpose in his life.

sounds in poetry

Sounds in poetry and in novels create a specific tone which carries throughout the entire work. Sounds are expressed through literary terms such as alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia. Different letters connote different types of tones. For example plosive consonants such as b or p demonstrate harsh tones. In "Out, Out", Frost uses onomatopoeia to express a harsh tone as the poem is about a boy that has his hand cut off. "The buzz-saw snarled and rattled in the yard". Frost uses the words snarled and rattled to make the poem seem more realistic and to project a vivid image into the readers head. Moreover, in "Hamlet", Shakespeare employs vulgar language to connote an angry tone: "You jig, you amble, and you lisp;". Hamlet calls Ophelia these names which imply a negative tone to the scene and give the situation an unpleasant sound.

u serious hamlet? whats wrong wit u

Through Hamlet’s interactions with other characters, the reader learns that he tends to mask his true emotions and deranged side with a false front. Hamlet truly seems like a completely different character when others are present. Shakespeare alters Hamlet’s speech to emphasize a dramatic tone in his soliloquies to give the impression of normalcy in his speech with others. Moreover, Hamlet is not straight forward and rather conceals his emotion with unclear language: “Seems, madam! Nay it is; I know not “seems”” (1.2, 76). Hamlet reuses the word ‘seems’ which connotes an uncertain tone. This tone completely contrasts his speech when he is alone, as it is much more suppressed. Shakespeare creates this contrast to highlight Hamlet’s split personality and further highlight his crazed mind. The reason behind creating a character with a split personality is to heighten the complexity of the play. With Hamlet’s two sides, more conflicts can arise between Hamlet and others and Hamlet and himself. However, as the play continues, Hamlet’s split personality slowly morphs into one as his inner side begins to predominate. For example, within Hamlet’s dialogue with Ophelia, the reader and Ophelia begin to notice how Hamlet’s mind has been altered: “You jig, you amble, and you lisp; you nick-name God’s creatures, and make your wantonness your ignorance” (3.1, 136-137). Hamlet begins to appear more open in this scene with Ophelia, but also appears to be more cruel with his language. He calls Ophelia all types of unpleasant names and she eventually comes to the conclusion that he has lost his mind.

symbol

Symbols are objects, places, events, or characters that hold a deeper meaning than the literal definition. Symbols hold a place in the work as a whole and typically recur throughout. An example of symbol in Hamlet, would be light which represents the truth being revealed: "Give me some light: away! Lights, lights, lights!" (3.2, 230-231). The light represents truth because the King is just witnessing the part of the play that Hamlet wrote in and is suspicious. Moreover, in The Second Coming, Spiritus Mundi represents the soul of the world and how it is hoping for a second coming. The theme of this poem is desperation and Yeats mentions the symbol of the Spiritus Mundi to further emphasize this theme.