Gertrude is alone with Hamlet after he kills Polonius and talks to a ghost that she does not see. – Be thou assured, if words be made of breathAnd breath of life, I have no life to breatheWhat thou hast said to me 3.4.219-221- A broken line implies great stress. – A line with fewer than expected syllables, affecting the rhythm of the passage- Not the same as a short line- Implies great stress This natural speaking pattern could indicate either a fake composition due to his position or lack of emotion since he may have been the one to murder the old king. Claudius is giving a speech to court after the death of his brother. – Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother’s death 1.2.1- Blank verse is the closest meter to the rhythm of natural speech. – The verse that most of Shakespeare is written in the meter that is the closest meter to the rhythm of natural English speech- Unrhymed iambic pentameter lines This raises one of the biggest questions in the play, for this ghost’s testimony leads Hamlet to feign insanity and kill several people. A ghost is visiting Hamlet to tell him of his father’s murder and Hamlet is questioning whether it is truly his father or if it is an evil spirit. Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damned,Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts fromhell,Be thy intents wicked or charitable 1.4.44-47- Antitheses indicate important meanings and concepts. – The opposition of words or phrases, to heighten meaning and indicate important words and concepts Since her line is in this controlled verse, one could speculate that she is not emotionally affected she was either not involved with her husband’s death, or she is just that shallow. Gertrude is chastising Hamlet about continuing to be sad about his father’s death. – Do not forever with thy vail’ed lids 1.2.72- Adding the accent mark creates a line of iambic pentameter. – An added syllable created to a line, usually with an accent mark over an ‘ed
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