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Hamlet: Literary Terms. Explication Line by line analysis of the literary text Line by line analysis of the literary text Includes larger meaning as well.

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1 Hamlet: Literary Terms

2 Explication Line by line analysis of the literary text Line by line analysis of the literary text Includes larger meaning as well as a discussion of such elements as diction, style, symbolism, parallelism, figurative language, irony, etc Includes larger meaning as well as a discussion of such elements as diction, style, symbolism, parallelism, figurative language, irony, etc

3 Conventional Symbol Symbol accepted by tradition to have a particular meaning Symbol accepted by tradition to have a particular meaning Skull Skull Rose/other flowers Rose/other flowers Poison Poison Disease Disease

4 Irony Verbal: puns, sarcasm, hyperbole, understatement Verbal: puns, sarcasm, hyperbole, understatement Dramatic: Claudius’ prayer, the duel, Hamlet’s kindness to Laertes Dramatic: Claudius’ prayer, the duel, Hamlet’s kindness to Laertes Situational: Ophelia’s madness Situational: Ophelia’s madness

5 Genre Drama Drama Poetry Poetry Tragedy Tragedy Revenge tragedy Revenge tragedy

6 Diction Poetic Poetic Levels reflect characters Levels reflect characters Ironic Ironic Figurative Figurative

7 Circumlocution Speaking indirectly Speaking indirectly Polonius: windy; has trouble getting to the point Polonius: windy; has trouble getting to the point Osric Osric Hamlet (Shakespeare) perceives this to be superficiality which he consistently mocks Hamlet (Shakespeare) perceives this to be superficiality which he consistently mocks

8 Tone Through diction Through diction –Irony: puns, sarcasm; situational (hoist with their own petar) –Metaphors & symbols Polonius to Ophelia (leash) Polonius to Ophelia (leash) Hamlet to Gertrude/Horatio (cankered rose vs rose in May) /R&G (springes to catch woodcocks) Hamlet to Gertrude/Horatio (cankered rose vs rose in May) /R&G (springes to catch woodcocks) –Allusions –Soliloquies

9 THE END

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