King Henry VIII married his brother’s widow Catherine of Aragon 

multiple meanings: I don’t like you, We’re not actually family and you are too related to marry my mother. challenging Claudius beneath sarcasm and wit

“a little more than kin, and less than kind”

too close to a son to Claudius for Hamlets comfort. more wit and sarcasm

condemning his mothers actions of remarriage. displays Hamlets mysoginistic views

hamlet’s sexual desires control him // his political stance and social expectations control him

“his greatness weigh’d, his will is not his own”

notions of trapping and deception begin, relates to the ‘mousetrap’ play

corruption of the court - relatable to the current court in England. ‘rotten’ suggests death and illness.

“something is rotten in the state of Denmark”

‘revenge’ - religion suggests that only God may seek vengeance, perhaps the Ghost is a demon? 

“revenge my most foul and unnatural murder”

furthers the image of women being deceitful and unfaithful. 

Hamlet displaying woman as a harmful substance

deceptive nature of appearances, Hamlet suggests that you cannot trust people purely based on looks

“that one may smile and smile and be a villain”

turning point of the play, the audience now must constantly question whether Hamlet is mad or is just pretending. Metatheatre - Hamlet now becomes a actor within the play 

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