... and audiences. "Hamlet" connects with audiences in socio-historic contexts primarily due to its addressing of fundamental human issues and what it is to be human. Hamlet's lamenting language, while reflecting upon the corrupt Denmark, "so excellent a king" uses mythological allusions as a comparative reference for corruption, "hyperion to a satyr." This construction of ... a direct consequence of his existential angst. This crisis of purpose is fundamentally interwoven into the human psyche, and is further explored in the Gravedigger scene, where usage of an emotive epiphany conveys Ham...

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... start when Ariel described the prisoners as, "brimful of sorrow and dismay", whose " tears run down his beard like winters drop". Shakespeare's characterisation in Ariels figurative language reminds Prospero of his humanity in which Prospero concludes that there is "the rarer action in virtue than in vengeance". This dichotomy of virtue and vengeance highlights extent ... Ulysses being driven to "drink life to the lees", Tennyson reveals the innate hunger of Ulysses to travel and seek fulfilment from the emptiness of Ithaca, evident through emotive language, and similie as he "[yearns] ...

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... of the Great Chain of Being, a social paradigm which dictated hierarchical order for all forms of existence and pressured individuals to retain their status in the chain. Othello's eloquent, poetic language as he claims 'my parts, my title and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly' establishes him as a figure of confidence and loyalty. However Othello begins to believe ... warning 'jealousy is the green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on' foreshadows how jealousy will consume Othello's vulnerable state. Through the complete deterioration of Othello's languag...

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... too, emphasising his admiration towards and trust in Othellos speech. Through the need to regain the respect and acceptance from the Duke and the senators with the use of eloquent language at the beginning of the play to highlight his courageous and honest personality, Othello demonstrates the lack of faith the Venetian society has on him as The Moor, emphasising the ... of his wifes disloyalty with Cassios apparent sexual dream Sweet Desdemona, let us be wary, let us hide our loves O sweet creature whereby the word hide is used as an emotive word to further emphasis Desdemona and Cassi...

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