Puns In Hamlet

Lines Wordplay plays a major role in Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Hamlet himself is very witty the whole time he’s in the play. His wordplay is rarely ever caught by the person he is speaking to and many of the readers. Hamlet’s puns also cause his foes to become confused and wonder if he could possible be insane. The reason Hamlet uses wordplay is to protect himself from his foes and to as a subtle weapon against a foe. At the beginning of Act I Hamlet fires a subtle comeback towards King Claudius

Hamlet’s Funny Bone In his “Hamlet”, Shakespeare uses the element of humor in several forms in order to emphasize both Hamlet’s wit and his ability to use this wit to stay sane despite the grim and challenging circumstances of his life. Although it is a tragedy, Shakespeare skillfully incorporates Hamlet’s unique sense of humor into the storyline, giving us a glimpse into the workings of the troubled young prince’s mind. Throughout the play, Shakespeare utilizes sarcasm to communicate Hamlet’s

Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is a tragedy that tells the unfortunate fate of a royal family. One would expect nothing but sadness in such a story. However, this is not the case. Besides the story being a tragedy, Shakespeare uses humor as a hint to the characters of the tragedy that Hamlet has gone “insane” due to the death of his father. Furthermore, humor serves as comic relief throughout the tragedy. This humor is used to justify Hamlet’s “madness” as it illustrates just what Hamlet has been dealing

In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, there are many events and characters that are ambiguous to the audience. They are interpreted in several ways as there are different view points on why a character decided to act like they did. Such examples in the play are Hamlet’s use of language is equivocal as he uses his words to confuse and insult other characters in the play. Moreover, the decisions that Hamlet makes to delay Claudius’ murder in the play can be interpreted to have various explanations. Hamlet’s

drives the passion that causes these deaths, love and change. Hamlet and Claudius can be categorized by their immense passion for what they believe to be true. These passions cause them to become increasingly rash and ultimately are the cause of their demise. Hamlet is continuously mentioning his mother’s new marriage in demeaning terms and through various puns including mentioning how he is “too much in the sun” (Act I Scene II Line 69) a pun on how he is a son to his father and mother and now to his

There can be no denying that Hamlet displays extreme intelligence. This was inevitable, as he was accepted and educated at the prestigious University of Wittenberg. The only reason he left the university was to attend his father's funeral, and he planned to return after it was through. He delayed his plans only at the request of his mother, and did that grudgingly. The most noticeable demonstration of Hamlet's intelligence shows in his fondness for puns. Breaking out of commonly accepted speech

great power comes great responsibility. Although he would appear to replay "Who cares?" to this, Hamlet, one of literature 's most famous and powerful users of wit is actually using his wit to further his ambitious cause. Through the use of Hamlet 's wordplay, Shakespeare reveals the true nature of Hamlet 's inner self as well as his relationships with the other characters within the play. Hamlet 's diction reflects his relationship with the person he is speaking to when he uses wordplay. For

person, for example: the princess, the king and the tragic hero. The archetype was created to allow the character dynamic growth or static continuity , while allowing the plot diagram to follow its order with room for character dynamics to fluctuate. Hamlet possesses all the traits of a tragic hero, throughout the play he exhibits his fatal flaw of indecision and unappreciation for the

character of Hamlet exhibits the same qualities of the Marlovian character, but lacks to drive to execute his revenge, as he deliberates on his own morality. The forefront similarity between the characters of Hamlet and Barabas is their desire

Wordplay is an important and frequently used component of Shakespeare’s written works. Aside from being a common approach by other Elizabethan writers, the puns have been used to provide comic relief, to build up tension, to provoke thoughts, and to clarify or explain. More than once do the puns either create a clear picture of the emotions in the scene or furthermore allow the audience to develop their own thoughts about what is truly occurring. ‘Pure lexical ambiguity derives mainly from two sources: