What is it about Shakespeare that intrigues us? Maybe it’s the riveting nature of his stories and their character’s complexities which we can empathise with. Or the divinity in his speech that gratifies us. Or it could be his bizarre arsenal of vocabulary. Even centuries on from his death, people are still fascinated by his pieces, which are still studied and reproduced today.
Hamlet remains one of Shakespeare’s greatest and well-known tragedies. The eponymous character is a prime Shakespearean exemplary of the struggle of dealing with intricate emotions. Prince Hamlet’s renowned procrastination,
Through a dominant reading of Hamlet’s last soliloquy in Act 4, Scene 4, lines 31-66, I will demonstrate that a recontextualisation of Hamlet in …show more content…
The context of the general is that he has been singled out as the person responsible for the events that unfolded. He is in his office, waiting for the rest of the men in Dunkirk to evacuate. Internally, he contains his anger. However, “occasions” pester him and give him reminders of his incompetence, thus giving him a sense of dejection and demotivates him to show initiative and attempt to rectify his faults. Throughout the speech he reaches his breaking point and erupts into flashes of rage, exposing his insecurities inside.
Whilst the German forces display fortitude and hunger to reclaim what is theirs, the British, like Hamlet, are not motivated to fight, only wanting to suppress the German advancement. Similarly, Hamlet’s “dull revenge” is only to serve justice to Claudius for murdering his father. He waits until he proves Claudius’ guilt and even then, he delays even further to seize the right moment. Both Hamlet and the general occupy highly-ranked positions in their respective fields, and like Hamlet, the general knows he has the “cause, and will, and strength, and means” necessary. Hamlet’s confrontation to himself about whether he would “find quarrel in a straw when honour’s at the stake”, or if he would fight for nothing to defend his honour, …show more content…
As the monologue progresses, my clothes become loose and untidy and as aforementioned, it portrays the general’s insecurity. The colour red features as a representation of the Nazis through the pins and propaganda poster, because of its symbolism to war, aggression and violence and its resemblance of blood. On the contrary, blue pins represent the British and their cool, passive attitude to the battle, juxtaposing the red pins. The propaganda poster shows arrows representing the German advancement pointing to Dunkirk on the English Channel. This can be perceived as a depiction of the general’s and Hamlet’s mind, where they feel as though they are trapped in their own thoughts. With the general, he feels has he is left stranded on the beaches with nowhere to go. The pins, representing Allied and Nazi divisions, resemble chess pawns, which reinforces the thoughtful nature of the general. Due to their inferiority, the resemblance to pawns links to the general figurative speech about soldiers being comparable to
Hamlet remains one of Shakespeare’s greatest and well-known tragedies. The eponymous character is a prime Shakespearean exemplary of the struggle of dealing with intricate emotions. Prince Hamlet’s renowned procrastination,
Through a dominant reading of Hamlet’s last soliloquy in Act 4, Scene 4, lines 31-66, I will demonstrate that a recontextualisation of Hamlet in …show more content…
The context of the general is that he has been singled out as the person responsible for the events that unfolded. He is in his office, waiting for the rest of the men in Dunkirk to evacuate. Internally, he contains his anger. However, “occasions” pester him and give him reminders of his incompetence, thus giving him a sense of dejection and demotivates him to show initiative and attempt to rectify his faults. Throughout the speech he reaches his breaking point and erupts into flashes of rage, exposing his insecurities inside.
Whilst the German forces display fortitude and hunger to reclaim what is theirs, the British, like Hamlet, are not motivated to fight, only wanting to suppress the German advancement. Similarly, Hamlet’s “dull revenge” is only to serve justice to Claudius for murdering his father. He waits until he proves Claudius’ guilt and even then, he delays even further to seize the right moment. Both Hamlet and the general occupy highly-ranked positions in their respective fields, and like Hamlet, the general knows he has the “cause, and will, and strength, and means” necessary. Hamlet’s confrontation to himself about whether he would “find quarrel in a straw when honour’s at the stake”, or if he would fight for nothing to defend his honour, …show more content…
As the monologue progresses, my clothes become loose and untidy and as aforementioned, it portrays the general’s insecurity. The colour red features as a representation of the Nazis through the pins and propaganda poster, because of its symbolism to war, aggression and violence and its resemblance of blood. On the contrary, blue pins represent the British and their cool, passive attitude to the battle, juxtaposing the red pins. The propaganda poster shows arrows representing the German advancement pointing to Dunkirk on the English Channel. This can be perceived as a depiction of the general’s and Hamlet’s mind, where they feel as though they are trapped in their own thoughts. With the general, he feels has he is left stranded on the beaches with nowhere to go. The pins, representing Allied and Nazi divisions, resemble chess pawns, which reinforces the thoughtful nature of the general. Due to their inferiority, the resemblance to pawns links to the general figurative speech about soldiers being comparable to