Themes- Revenge
Death-
Humanity-people are very smart and graceful but in reality were all just dust in the wind.
corruption or living in unjust/corrupt world-no one is honest in denmark.
hamlet says that denmark is a prison/also the world is a prison in itself.meaning that there are terrible things happening in the world.ex. people starving,dying,lying.
this is just his perception of the world.
"monarchs are shadows of beggars" without the people wanting a leader they wouldnt exist. (kings) ex. lebron james.
polonius- pimps his daughter so he can become royal as well.
spying-king and queen spy on hamlet
hamlet spying on everyone by acting like he went mad.which could cause him to actually go mad.
motif-Garden:
Hamlet reffered to as the sun.
Claudius-serpent/snake
Ophelia-Flower/innosent
Rosencrantz-weeds
all of these are in the garden called denmark.
dreams-dreams are but a shadow, heroes and kings are but the shadow of the lower class.
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JR - good notes. Keep up the nice work!
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