Hamlet Papers
Hamlet Essays Passage 1: Act III, scene iii, lines 40-78 Passage 2: Act III, scene i, lines 163-175 Shakespeare’s amazing use of both rhetorical and literary devices creates a vivid picture for the reader. ... By using an allusion to classic Greek mythology, Shakespeare both brings out the mythic elements present throughout Hamlet as well as the gravity of the King’s situation. ... The second passage, stated by Ophelia after her abnormal conversation with a “mad” Hamlet, also uses both rhetorical and literary devices to bring out Hamlet’s mental problems as well as Ophelia’s own personal troubles. Ophelia uses many metaphors comparing Hamlet to greats in every field. She calls Hamlet the “rose of the fair state,” “the glass of fashion and the mold of form.