Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Hamlet!
Ok, guys. I don't know about you... but I'm enjoying Hamlet so far :). What are some of the symbols, metaphors, and figurative language you've noticed in reading Act 1? I've noticed a myriad of them... such as when Laertes is talking to his sister Ophelia about her involvement with Hamlet he tells her, "Think it no more...In thews and bulk, but as this temple waxes/ The inward service of the mind and soul/ Grows wide withal." Although the language is completely confusing, he is basically describing the maturity of the mind and the soul. I love how he uses the metaphor"temple waxes" because it's just beautiful imagery.
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ReplyDeleteI have hardly read any type of Old English books or plays so Hamlet is hard for me to follow, to an extent. I have to go through it slowly and out loud to understand the full meaning of the context. A metaphor that I noticed was, "The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns, puzzles the will and makes us rather bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not of?"
ReplyDeleteThe undiscovered country is most likely afterlife. The death that Hamlet is bound to happen soon therefore making him frightened of the future
Hmm... good analysis, Jasmine! I'll confess, sometimes Old English books are a pain to me, only because their vocabulary and diction are so different than our's today! However, I enjoy them monstrously! :). If you ever need any help with Old English text, I'm your girl! haha.
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