... reaction of repulsion "a most wicked speed! To post with such dexterity to incestuous sheets." Hamlet's passionate first soliloquy reveals to the audience the foul nature of Claudius and his mother's immediate marriage. This use of timing by Shakespeare illuminates the corruption beneath the appearance of an innocently appearing Gertrude. Hamlet extends his disgust at the timing ... quot;a beast" and negating Gertrude's initial grief as "unrighteous tears." Shakespeare uses juxtaposition to contrast Hamlet's feelings of disgust and inadequacy with Gertrude's sudden happiness and love wi...

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