Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Hamlet, a man of many puns

Hamlet uses many puns as he interacts with his family.  For example, when his mother and stepfather/uncle confront him about his continuing mourning for his father, he tells them that he is not in shadow, but "too much in the sun."  He could be saying that he is surrounded by happy people, but he is also commenting on the fact that his mother remarried to his uncle.  Another example is when he says "A little more than kin, and less than kind," again commenting on his relationship with Claudio.  It is interesting to see how Hamlet uses this technique to help fake his madness

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