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1
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Simile about hamlets madness in 2,1

Says opethlia

A

“Been loosed our of hell / to speak of horrors”

Madness more extreme / threatening / villain like

2
Q

Metaphor about Denmark’s corrupted state

Says hamlet

A

Denmark’s a prison

Emphases the sense of claustrophobia / setting where crime and criminals are located / shows how corrupt the state is

3
Q

The recurring image of rot and diseases makes Denmark seem what

A

Infected / corrupted with sin

Marcellus “something is rotten in the state of Denmark” 1,4

Claudius “my offence is rank. It smells to heave” 3,3 - sin like dead body-ironic

4
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The symbol of the skull

A

Symbol of death where the “face” of death is looking back.

Inevitability of death.