Use of Diction in a Hamlet Monologue. "To be or not to be that is the question." So begins one of the most famous monologues in the whole of Shakespeare's portfolio ... hue of resolution; Is sicklied over with the pale cast of thought." In using the word "sicklied," the audience member is reminded of the state of Denmark, which hamlet has previously described as "an unweeded garden" (Shakespeare I.ii.144). This unweeded garden has been created by Claudius, the recently crowned king of Denmark, Hamlets uncle, ... and the murderer of previous king, Hamlet's father. Claudius does nothing except ...

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... he actually loses his mind. His language is unusual and wild, but beneath his mad-sounding diction often lie clever observations that show the sane mind working bitterly beneath the surface. When Hamlet first finds out about the murder, the ghost tells him to take revenge on Claudius. In Hamlets ... Polonius. Their relationship certainly started out as an attraction, but things began to change after Polonius es disapproval and Hamlets news of his fathers murder. Hamlet pays Ophelia a visit after hearing the news of his fathers death. Very angry, he grabs Ophelia by the arm and gives he...

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