Corruption and Deception Imagery in Hamlet
Hamlet describes the horrible condition of his world.Hamlet says he suspects some treacherous action.Laertes warns Ophelia against being with Hamlet.Hamlet says that a man's actions may look disreputable if there is some evil in them.Marcellus tells Horatio that there is something wrong in DenmarkUnweeded garden suggest an environment that has gone to ruin; "rank and gross" suggests something decaying.Hamlet says he "doubt[s] foul play" because of the presence of the ghost. If nothing was wrong he wouldn't be there.Laertes says that Ophelia should guard her virtue because like the passion is like the cankerworm that "galls the infants of the spring" and destroys "the liquid dew of youth." He suggests that Hamlet will destroy her. Hamlet says that if a "dram of evil" is found in an action people will see it as corruption even though it may not be corrupt.Marcellus tells the others there is something "rotten in the state of Denmark." He suggests that there is some corruption that rots away the government.
They cover up the evil to make up for their good intentions. Hamlet tells his mother not to tell Claudius anything. Hamlet tells Horatio what he wrote in the letter to England. Polonius tells Reynaldo wishes Reynaldo luck in his information-seeking mission. Polonius tells Reynaldo that his "bait of falsehood" (the lies he will tell to make others think he knows Laertes) will "take this carp of truth. 326II, ii, 387-389The Ghost claims that Gertrude has given in to her lust for someone inferior and decaying. The Gravedigger tells Hamlet about how corpses rot. His offense has rotted him and his cohorts. Hamlet rants to Horatio about Claudius. Explanation of imageryHamlet uses imagery of clothes-"inky cloak," "suits of solemn black," "trappings," "suits of Woe"-to suggest items that like fake grief, can easily be removed. Hamlet tells G to play the recorder and them accuses him of lying to him. The Doctor claims that Ophelia's death was "doubtful" because she might have committed suicide. He calls Gertrude his "most seeming-virtuous queen," suggesting that she was not virtuous during their marriage and gave into the "shameful lust" of Claudius"Polonius tells Reynaldo to act like he knows Laertes then spread rumors about his behavior like stories of gambling, whoring, etc. Polonius tells Ophelia Hamlet's love may not be true. The "royal knavery" (Claudius) used its power to coax a foreign country into taking care of its dirty work.
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