Topic > Hamlet: analytical essay on style - 850

Hamlet has style. Hamlet as in the play, not in the character, and in style not in terms of fashion and knowing how to dress, but as in the combination of different literary elements to capture that certain elegance in one's writing. Shakespeare implements these various literary devices for the purpose of enhancing his writing, typically to emphasize a specific point or to create a certain atmosphere for a scene. In important passages of the work these devices are usually present in abundance. Those that are more easily detectable and obvious, then there are also the more subtle and sophisticated ones. Soliloquies are often places where emphasis is needed and so most of the time they are filled with literary devices. One particular passage where there is an assortment of different devices that fit well together and reinforce his anger at his mother staying with his uncle, begins in Act 3, scene 4, line 53 with Hamlet's soliloquy, stating the difference between his father, Hamlet, and his uncle, Claudius, to Gertrude. Perhaps the most obvious literary devices Shakespeare uses to illustrate Hamlet's anger at his mother's remarriage come in the form of repetition and hyperbolic clauses. Hamlet is astounded that his mother, who was married to such a respected and accomplished man, would marry such an unlikable and untalented man. He still acts like a madman and goes on a rant about the contrasting aspects of the two men. Hamlet believes that his father, Hamlet, is clearly above Claudius in every way. The repetition of “Do you have eyes?” draws your attention to the fact that Hamlet has flown into a rage and doesn't mind disrespecting his mother by asking her for a qu...... middle of paper ......e 4, line 93,” No, but to live / In the fetid sweat of a seasoned bed, / Stewed in corruption, honey and making love / Above the ugly pigsty.” One of the most used sounds in this phrase was the “s” in “sweat,” “enseamèd,” “stewed,” and “sty.” All of these words along with the "d" sounds create an atmosphere that portrays Hamlet as enraged and disgusted by his mother's actions. The writing style creates a particular connotation that the author could not have captured otherwise. Shakespeare implements countless literary devices throughout the work and concentrates them especially in the soliloquies as they tend to underline the importance of the passage and help us perceive the tone of the scene. All the devices literally scattered throughout Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 4 allowed us to get a full sense of his anger and truly observe his disgust..