Laertes’s Advice to Ophelia
In the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare implements numerous forms of literary devices in order to reveal characters’ tendencies and exploit motifs. The passage that reveals Laertes’s interpretation of Hamlet’s character takes place in Act I, scene iii. In this passage, Laertes includes examples of symbolism, military imagery, patronizing diction, and metaphors to warn Ophelia about what kind of person Hamlet is and inform her of who she is in comparison to him. When Laertes gives advice to Ophelia, he analyzes both Hamlet and Ophelia to reveal certain traits about the characters. Laertes warns Ophelia about Hamlet’s intentions and his unpredictability by comparing Hamlet to the moon. Just like Hamlet, the moon
In the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare implements numerous forms of literary devices in order to reveal characters’ tendencies and exploit motifs. The passage that reveals Laertes’s interpretation of Hamlet’s character takes place in Act I, scene iii. In this passage, Laertes includes examples of symbolism, military imagery, patronizing diction, and metaphors to warn Ophelia about what kind of person Hamlet is and inform her of who she is in comparison to him. When Laertes gives advice to Ophelia, he analyzes both Hamlet and Ophelia to reveal certain traits about the characters. Laertes warns Ophelia about Hamlet’s intentions and his unpredictability by comparing Hamlet to the moon. Just like Hamlet, the moon