Hamlet Act 1 Scene 2

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  • Act 1 Scene 2 Quotes
    • Appearance v reality
      • "That we with wisest sorrow think on him."
        • Irony - Claudius pretends to have the welfare of the state in mind, but in reality he is only acting for himself.
      • "I must confess, that duty done, my thoughts and wishes bend again towards France."
        • Laertes does not pretend to want to be in Denmark, rather speaking candidly about his genuine thoughts.
    • Procrastination v pragmatism
      • "He has not failed to pester us with messages."
        • Fortinbras could be argued to be the only true leader of the play, as already he is pragmatic.
      • "I must confess, that duty done, my thoughts and wishes bend again towards France."
        • Like Fortinbras, Laertes is up-front and barely waits til after the king's speech to ask for leave.
    • Corruption and disease
      • "Cast thy nightly colour off."
        • Colour imagery of "nightly colour" has connotations with evil or disease.
      • "Thy vailed lids."
        • Appearance v reality
          • "That we with wisest sorrow think on him."
            • Irony - Claudius pretends to have the welfare of the state in mind, but in reality he is only acting for himself.
          • "I must confess, that duty done, my thoughts and wishes bend again towards France."
            • Laertes does not pretend to want to be in Denmark, rather speaking candidly about his genuine thoughts.
        • "Vailed" implies secrecy and hiding. Suggests that Hamlet is already plotting and has secret plans to get rid of Claudius.
        • "Vailed" means downturned, so could have connotations with staring down towards hell, or mirroring the closed eyes of a corpse.
      • "Tis not alone my inky cloak."
        • Colour imagery of black again. Cloak also suggests that he is surrounded by corruption and disease.
        • "Cast thy nightly colour off."
          • Colour imagery of "nightly colour" has connotations with evil or disease.
    • Religion
      • "Tis a fault to heaven."
        • Claudius suggests Hamlet's mourning is against heaven, yet he broke the divine right of kings.
      • "Or that the Everlasting had not fixed his canon 'gainst self-slaughter!"
        • Suicide was considered a sin, and Hamlet wishes to die, but also does not wish to oppose God.

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