Locate imagery that refers to the uncertainty of death.
"To be, or not to be; that is the question:" (3.1.56)
Imagery that refers to the negative experiences of life.
"The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to..." (3.1.62-63)
Appeals
Pathos: "The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks..." (3.1.62)
Logos: "To be or not to be: that is the question:" (3.1.56)
"'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles..." (3.1.57-58)
Literary Devices: Identify the significance of the following in this speech –
Paradox: life after death paradox, what happens? Emphasized mystery.
parallelism: Ongoing question. Ongoing contemplation.
the infinitive: Establishes the metaphor between death and sleep.
synecdoche: Emphasizes the little details that make up the big picture of death.
tone: frustrated tone. Hamlet contemplates suicide but is frustrated because the afterlife is unknown.
diction: Elevated diction, imagery, illustrates the pros and cons to suicide.
metaphor: Metaphor of a dream. Anything is possible in a dream, emphasizes the mystery behind the afterlife.
What are the two primary metaphors he will use in this speech?
Sleep and the sea
Identify evidence of the following comparisons:
life on earth: (3.1.58) (3.1.72-73)
afterlife: (3.1.66)
death: (3.1.60-61)
humans (3.1.66-67)
thinking. (3.1.70)
Identify at least three oppositions present in the arguments Hamlet makes.
(3.1.71) (3.1.78-79) (3.1.83-84)
What eternal philosophical questions does Hamlet ponder?
Hamlet begins to ponder the pros and cons towards suicide. Is death worth it? Is giving up life worth the pros?
What conclusions does Hamlet draw?
Hamlet weighs the outcomes to suicide, believing that death would solve the problems in the current life he lived, however, he began to realize that what happens after death is unknown and therefore could not come to a definite answer and/or resolution to his contemplation.
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