Use Of Diction And Imagery In Shakespeare's Hamlet

Through the lose of his father and the ever present haunting from his father’s ghost as well as his mother marrying his uncle, life is too much for Hamlet to handle at once. As the character hamlet evolves from the beginning of the play we see how his decision are made through an unhealthy state of mind. Throughout the tragedy, Hamlet, Shakespeare uses strong diction and imagery to highlight Hamlets’ strategies for revenge. So, these key elements of Hamlet are important because they provide creative explanations to Hamlets intentions as well as providing a clear transition of events and together, these areas help strengthen and reinforce the idea of Hamlets’ plot for revenge.

Shakespeare expresses Hamlets’ distaste for such a big change by …show more content…
He has every right to believe that. He struggles understanding how his mother can go to some one handsome as a “Hyperion to a satyr” who is goat like lustful animal. In Greek mythology the Hyperion is the “Titan God of light” and light is seen as positive and ever present. The name Hyperion “Watcher from above” this is extremely important to understand because Hamlets’ Fathers ghost is watching from above overseeing his actions. This illusion makes it easier for the reader to compare the two men side by side. Hamlet feels negatively towards Claudius because he does not believe any of these current events are fair. But promises his mother “I shall in all my best obey you, madam.” (I.II.120) Hamlet trying to respect his mother’s action but he simply doesn’t understand. But by avoiding placing any blame on Claudius this will keep him from being seen as guilty for his future murder. He still believes the whole marriage happened too soon. “The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables”(I.II.180-181) The imagery of the left over meat from the funeral being put out for the wedding feast highlights how the marriage took pass far too soon after the Kings