The Importance Of Language In Hamlet By William Shakespeare

The English Play writer, William Shakespeare had written many well-known pieces of work including Hamlet. Hamlet is known to be one of his most popular works. Hamlet was written in the late 16th Century about the Prince of Denmark. The original title of the work was The Tragedy of Hamlet, now it is referred to as just Hamlet. In Hamlet, William Shakespeare uses the mental state of his characters to prove that not all characters in books have to be one dimensional. Shakespeare’s writing shows that humans are complex, and can have different mental states. Characters throughout the story such as, Hamlet, Gertrude, and Ophelia show their not so stable mental state. First we will analyze Hamlet and talk about Ernest Jones’ Psycho-analytic study of Hamlet. Then we will talk about Ophelia and how the events that happened leading up to her death or suicide played a role into her mental state. Finally we will analyze Gertrude, the Queen’s role in Hamlet, and how she is a mentally weak woman and relies on the men in her life.

The use of descriptive language is important for the writer to entertain, persuade and teleport the reader into their work. Descriptive use and imagery allow the reader to experience the setting, sound, taste, and mood as if they can live through it. Which takes us to Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Not only does he use exceptional details and imagery throughout the play between the characters, but the way he uses word allows us to put ourselves into the play as if we can feel what they feel. It also allows us to experience and go through the play as if we are in it also. So in this paper, I would like to focus on a few major moments where I believe Shakespeare descriptive language is the strongest.

Language Techniques in Hamlet by William Shakespeare Shakespeare used a variety of language techniques throughout Hamlet,

The speech of Hamlet “O that this too sullied flesh would melt, … But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.” (1.2.129-159) is where we can see Hamlet’s sadness towards his mother, Gertrude and his uncle Claudius and feels disappointed about their decision of getting married. Hamlet is seen to be too upset after his father’s death. It’s not even a month has passed and he gets to hear another news about his mother Gertrude and uncle, Claudius getting married. In the beginning of Act 1 Scene 2, King Claudius gives a speech to his courtiers, telling them about his recent marriage to Gertrude, mother of Hamlet and his brother’s widow. Claudius says that he mourns his brother but has chosen to balance Denmark’s mourning with delight of his marriage. He also mentions in his speech that young Fortinbras has written to him, rashly demanding the surrender of the lands King Hamlet won from Fortinbras’s father, and dispatches Cornelius and Voltimand with a message for the King of Norway, Fortinbras’s elderly uncle.

“Do it or do not do it – you will regret both” (Kierkegaard 72) is a quote that echoes and expounds upon the famous “To be, or not to be” (Hamlet 3.1.56). The former quote was written by none other than Danish philosopher and poet, Søren Kierkegaard. Born in 1813, Søren Kierkegaard was well acquainted with Shakespeare’s text and often referred to it in his writings. When watching Kenneth Branagh’s unique, unabridged adaptation of Hamlet, it is apparent that Kenneth Branagh was able to capture how similar his Hamlet and Søren are in character while making his mark in cinematography history. The connection between Branagh, Shakespeare, and Kierkegaard goes beyond the setting and 19th century architecture of Branagh’s recreation of Hamlet. Through both Søren and Kenneth’s backstory, choice of esthetics, and their actions in life changing moments the story of Hamlet has proven to be a guide for both of these extraordinary men.

As characters of high birth and important political positions, Titus and Hamlet are necessarily observed closely by those around them for their reaction to the tragic events that have taken in place in their lives; and it is primarily the unique language with which they express their grief and anger that disconcerts both their enemies and their friends, and keeps them under an exacting scrutiny for the duration of their eponymous plays. The other characters in Titus Andronicus and Hamlet interpret the language of these tragic heroes, the devices it employs, the lack of decorum it exhibits, as the symptom of madness. It is a language born out of suffering and crafted by

So in Hamlet written by Shakespeare there is a lot of dichotomy between words vs. actions. The basic idea of dichotomy is the difference between to similar ideas or actions. In the play Hamlet there are two ideas that are butting heads. These would be words vs. actions. In the play there is a lot of talking and saying stuff about other people and there is actions to be followed by the words that were said. Throughout the essay you are about to read their will be use in imagery and symbols to help distinguish between the two ideas to morally make a theme for play. Through the the essay there will be evidence of how words and actions are different from each other 's which makes a theme for Hamlet which makes Hamlet more easy to understand when the reader is about to start the play.

In Hamlet by William Shakespeare, human agency is demonstrated by the actions of Polonius and Claudius throughout the play. Human agency is defined as the extent of power to act freely in taking responsibility for one’s actions, and the degree which intervention is possible by one to assert a will. In Hamlet, Claudius exerts his agency on the characters Laertes, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Similarly, Polonius restricts the freedom of his daughter, Ophelia, and constrains her agency as well, accented by the patriarchal society around the characters at this time. Through characterization and an animated setting, human agency in Hamlet entices the reader to question the extent of power that an individual can exert one’s force on a

There is an excessive amount of premeditated planning that goes into the writing of any kind of text. From things as sophomoric as the names of the characters to the challenging decisions of how paragraphs and sentences should be structured, structure in literature is key. The term 'literary structure' can refer to a plethora of things, it is most often be summarized as the rhetoric devices utilized within a text. Things like word play, organization, diction, word choice and even the general plot structure are all considered to be rhetoric devices. Rhetoric is necessary in the formation of a structurally sound text. A text without rhetoric and literary structure is considered to be very bland, and often time leave readers wanting to pick up

Shakespeare’s compassion gives him the unique capabilities to convince and engage his readers. “I am too sore enpiercèd with his shaft To soar with his light feathers, and so bound,

Authors express the complexities of being human by using figurative language. figurative language exaggerates feelings or just simply expresses them in a way compared to something else so you understand the way the character feels. Figurative language can take one emotion and describe it in many different ways. For example one feeling can be expressed using a smile, metaphor, personification, or any literary device.

The world of hamlet is a mess steeped in chaos, deception, and madness. Words have no meaning or value, and morals are so skewed from reality that they are unrecognizable. Speaking the truth is as rare as someone living, every one has an alternate motive or plan hatch under whatever disguise they show off. To many writers it would be seen as a horrible story that makes no logical sense, but that is just complicated beauty of the world of Hamlet. Words are used to show the personality and motive of the characters.

Sometimes, individuals worry or focus too much on other people and how they act. It completely negates all the time that you spent on them. It leaves them no time to focus on themselves or to achieve their goals. Characters in the play Hamlet, expend too much time spying on each other and that eventually leads to their downfall. Throughout the span of the whole play, Hamlet is always keeping a close eye on Claudius, and because of this he doesn’t worry about his well-being. Also, Guildenstern and Rosencrantz want to please the King so they follow Hamlet’s every move which leads to their downfall. Additionally, Polonius spying on Hamlet lead to his demise. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Shakespeare suggests that focusing too much on what is going on with other people will eventually lead to one’s downfall.

How much power does a king have? In Early Modern England this question was not one of politics and militaries, but of a natural social order. The Great Chain of Being Places a King above his country; if the king becomes corrupted so does the state and in turn, the natural world will become diseased and rank. Shakespeare’s use natural language in hamlet indicates an adherence to The Great Chain of Being. The corruption of the natural world is a metaphor for the corruption of the state by the perverse actions of Claudius and Gertrude. These metaphors refer to corrupt animals and plants, to disease and death, and ultimately connect to the fall of man.

Language of intelligibility: it is my belief that this class, Drama in Context, ultimate goal is to use various theater styles to teach us the importance of understanding language of intelligibility. It is important to remember it is impossible to completely understand the context of when plays were written. The further through time and space we travel to the original production of a performance the harder it might be to mesh our language of intelligibility to that of the playwright. As thinking creatures who live in the 21st century, we have certain expectations as motivation, mostly revolving around the Judeo-Christian upbringing most of us have experienced. In so far as we are thinking creatures is our duty whenever possible to consider the historical context plays were created in.