The Call for Revenge
One of the most well-known works of Shakespeare is Hamlet, which centers on the revenge of Hamlet to his uncle, Claudius, who murdered his father, King Hamlet. Hamlet wishes to seek justice for his father’s death upon meeting with a “ghost” who told him the truth. On the …show more content…
Hamlet’s indecisiveness and Gonzalo’s sarcasm added to the humanistic sense of the two plays. These characters embodied the immediate response that humans may do when feel that they are taken to their disadvantage. Shakespeare and Guerrero both emphasized the struggle of people especially when they are faced with challenges and problems. The two works highlighted the ability of man to carry out his thoughts into action, whether it will do them good or not.
The Mousetrap and the Newspaper Article There are signifiers inherent in the two plays – the play, The Mousetrap, was used by Hamlet to send a message to King Claudius that he partly knew of what happened to his father; and Gonzalo shared an item in the newspaper to Nita and Adrian about a murder that happened the night before their encounter. The use of the metaphorical strategies conveyed that the main characters already had an idea about the secrets that the others kept. By the signifiers used, the readers are given a peek on what is inside the minds of the characters.
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