... "To be, or not to be, that is the question- (page 127, line 56). The tone is calm melancholy, he is sounding philosophical. He is in a calm little world of his own, filled with desperation. Hamlet is wondering whether he should continue to live, or take his own life. This is act 3, scene ... from simply wondering about trivial things in the previous scenes, to something as important as taking his own life. In his last soliloquy on page 201, Hamlet begins to criticize him self, "Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple, of thinking too precisely on the event- (page 203, line 41). He feel...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... nature which are seen as positive images. Also the garden is traditionally associated with Eden and therefore the imagery here is of Eden falling apart. Hamlet repeatedly compares his father to Claudius. Hamlets sees his father as god like, "Hyperion", the sun-god compared to the inferior Claudius who he sees ... his mothers relationship is based on lust rather than love, like a relationship an animal might have. Hamlet condemns the marriage in the last to lines. The repetition of the "s" sound creates a hissing and scornful tone. The penultimate line is a prophecy of doom, which will be...

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• Grade Level: High School

... you weren't being a phony? The trouble is, you wouldn't" (Salinger 172). When Holden describes his mom, he always seems to do so with a sense of compassion yet also with a jeering tone. Holden makes his mom sound predictable and insincere. These phony qualities are shown in two different examples when Holden is hiding in the closet of D.B.'s room as his mom walks ... cannot tolerate the imposed false image brought on by D.B.'s career choice as a screen-play writer. For example, this sense of respect is shown when D.B. takes Holden and Phoebe to see Hamlet: "He treated us to lunch first,...

• Word Count: 1426
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School