1. Horticulture And Shakespeare
The image becomes a metaphor for the management of human desires as well as the state of affairs of a country and corrupt kingdom. ... There is, however, a common theme among the three plays to eliminate the "weeds,"" or corrupt forces that destroy or contaminate the garden. ... Hamlet's desire for his "sullied flesh- to melt also reveals his disgust for the human body as if it corrupts and contaminates the garden. ... The poison Lucianus uses to kill the Player King is made of "midnight weeds collected,"" which evokes the deadly, invasive force of weeds in Hamlet's first speec...
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