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Title: Hamlet Act 4 Scene 1
Description: A Level Analysis of Hamlet Act 4 Scene 1 (Polonius death scene)
Description: A Level Analysis of Hamlet Act 4 Scene 1 (Polonius death scene)
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Hamlet Act 4 Scene 1
Throughout this scene we seen the aftermath of Hamlet’s murder of Polonius and the
effect which it has specifically on Gertrude who witnessed the murder
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The effect that the murder has had on Gertrude's first shown as she describes Hamlet as
“mad as the sea and the wind’
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The words “sea” and “wind” both
have connotations of nature which could suggest that Gertrude has started to believe that
Hamlet’s madness is caused naturally as opposed to having a definitive cause such as
Ophelia
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Moreover, the words “sea” and “wind” also connote to idea’s of destruction, this is also
supported through the use of the word “mad” which suggests a sense of uncountable and
unpredictable
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The manipulation of gertrude continues as Polonuis discredites Hamlet by stating “his
liberty is full of threats to us all”
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This shows the struggle that is often
shown throughout the play of duty vs the individual as fulfilling her duty of queen
Gerturde will be making a large personal sacracfifce of harming her sons social status
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Title: Hamlet Act 4 Scene 1
Description: A Level Analysis of Hamlet Act 4 Scene 1 (Polonius death scene)
Description: A Level Analysis of Hamlet Act 4 Scene 1 (Polonius death scene)