That have a father kill'd, a mother stain'd, And let all sleep? 10. - William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare, regarded as the foremost dramatist of his time, wrote more than thirty plays and more than one hundred sonnets, all written in the form of three quatrains and a couplet that is now recognized as Shakespearean. And he did do something related to avenging the old man's murder; he set a trap, to discover whether Claudius really did commit the deed. Yet must not we put the strong law on him; Hes loved of the distracted multitude. Hamlet Act 4 Quotes and Literary Devices Flashcards | Quizlet Writing can wreck your body. I loved your father, and we love ourself, And that, I hope, will teach you to imagine-, speaker: Claudiusspeaking to: Laertescontext: seems like hes about to introduce the name of the murderer and some sort of plan he had devised but is interrupted literary device: caesura, speaker: Hamlet (in letter)speaking to: Claudiuscontext: sarcastically referring to the king; bitter. They are as big as buckshot, warm as though fired from a gun; they sweep across the lantern in a vicious hissing. "O, from this point forth my thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!" are his words in Act 4. Secondly, assess their function and contribution to the poem. The Picture Of Dorian Gray. A. C. iv. speaker: Laertesspeaking to: Claudius and Gertrudecontext: syntax conveys his anger, heavily punctuated ! apostrophe. Why havent I killed Claudius when I have the reason and means to do so? speaker: Captainspeaking to: Hamletcontext: there is no reason for the army to want the land in Poland but to gain a little bit to their name and to their land. This shows Hamlet's fatal flaw is his inability to act he cant take action against his mother, he can't kill Claudius when he is praying his fatal flaw is that he cant take action. Explanatory Notes for Act 4, Scene 4 my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth literary device. There are two compelling interpretations of his thoughts on greatness. Ophelia, the girl he seems to love, first ignores and then betrays him, by involving herself in a plot where her father and the king spy on him. He exits. Makes mouths at the invisible event, Exposing what is mortal and unsure. :). Did Hamlet so envenom with his envy That he could nothing do but wish and beg Your sudden coming oer, to play with you. Hamlet, Act IV, Scene IV [How all occasions do inform against me] a beast, no more. (Hamlet, Shakespeare). After seeing the soldiers of Fortinbras's army marching to fight, and possibly die, in a meaningless battle, Hamlet looks inward and wonders why he cannot do battle over a much worthier cause.
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