... and peasant slave am I!" We see Hamlet openly attack himself and the tone of the language is forcefully resentful. As Hamlet further denounces himself, his self loathing becomes additionally emphasised and exaggerated by the language he uses. The pain felt by Hamlet as he himself uncovers his tragic flaw is ... sensations for audiences through the images he adopts. Notions of time, war and battle, infection, disease and decay are major ideas expressed throughout Hamlet. Images of cloaks and masks, along with a preoccupation with acting and feigned emotion also serve to accentuate these i...

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... wrote nine history plays, treating the reigns of England's medieval kings and exploring realities of power still relevant today. The great tragedies "including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth "were written during the first decade of the 1600s. All focus on a basically decent individual who brings ... of the city and the country, verbal wit and physical comedy, and realism and fantasy. After 1600, Shakespeare's comedies take on a darker tone, as Shakespeare uses the comic form to explore less changeable aspects of human behavior. All's Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure ...

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