Hamlet Question

Journal Entries Paraphrase the passage in question. Connotation - identify literary devices present. Analyze the significance of the passage. What purpose do the diction, figurative language, rhetorical techniques, and syntax all serve? I.e. why is this important to the plot or what themes does it illuminate?

Journal Entries - Group 1 Paraphrase the passage in question. (1-16 of Claudius’s speech) Connotation - identify literary devices present. Use of the royal “we”: In Shakespeare’s time, when kings or queens represented their countries and talked about public issues, they used the royal “we”; when dealing with private matters, they used “I.” When a monarch switches from first-person plural to first-person singular, this is a textual clue that signals a shift in situation or tone. Why does Claudius continue to use the royal “we” when addressing Hamlet, whom he calls his “son”? Consider adding journal entries while the students view the film