Dramatic Language Flashcards
1
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Hamlets soliloquy act 2, scene 2
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Frustration shown in language
Swearing “fie upon’t, foh!”
Questions “am I a coward?”
Guilty until he makes a plan to “catch the conscience of the king”
Ends with a rhyming couplet - neatness of this ending creates a sense that hamlet is confident and back in control
2
Q
Metatheatre
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Soliloquy full of theatrical terms and stage metaphors.
It’s aware of its own theatricality and makes the audience realise the difficulties of portraying genuine emotion
3
Q
Hyperbole
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“Drown the stage with tears”
Exaggerates the players reaction to emphases his own numbness
