CHARACTERS AND QUOTES Hamlet: First soliloquy: 'O that this too too sallied flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew'. Hamlet's pain is intensified by his knowledge of his restless father: first hint of foul play: Foul deeds will rise, though all earth o'erwhelm them, to men's eyes. Entrance of the ghost: Marcellus: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark The ghost appears self centred, jealous and envious as he accuses Claudius …showed first 75 words of 2023 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2023 total…verse of Hamlet and the epic exaggeration of Pyrrus and Priam. Following the success of the Murder of Gonzago, Hamlet, triumphant and boastful, expresses jubilation in verse. imagery: dominating image is darkness, disease, rotting flesh: gravediggers scene. I should a fatted the regions kites with this slaves offal. word-play: punning, Hamlet during antic disposition, poison in jest dramatic irony: audience knows more than a character, during Hamlet's interviews with Ophelia and Gertrude, Polonius is listening.