Saturday, October 15, 2016

Hamlet - Polonius\'s Parental Speech

Polonius character as a parent is expressed in great detail in this section of his obstetrical delivery to Laertes. likewise being hilarious, he is very narcissistic and dull. He starts appear with, Yet here, Laertes! aboard, aboard, for shame! It nigh wish Polonius is talking to Laertes like he is a babe or pet. Its similar to, here boy, here boy. He also talks down Laertes as if he is trying to wrong him. Polonius sounds just a tincture annoyed that his son is unflustered here and non leftfield yet. He says, The wind sits in the shoulder of your sail He sounds pushy and clearly wants Laertes by and doing what he needs to do.\nFin al matchlessy, he begins this rambling clich speech that all parents touch in almost way, shape or radiation diagram in their life history time. Polonius says, And these hardly a(prenominal) precepts in thy memory. Polonius tells Laertes he excise these few rules in his mind. He knows Laertes is in his prime and on that path of discove ry and happen he cautions him with eight pieces of advice. The cardinal theme for his advice is, Do non take chances, live life carefully. and Everything isnt always as it seems. Which in every piece of advice Shakespeare use of goods and servicess specific wording to acquire a tone that sounds pushy and vast winded. Its almost as if this immaculate speech goes on and on to feed his own swelled head and make himself believe he is being a hefty parent when the entire speech is revolved around one idea that could have cease long ago.\nAn otherwise warning Shakespeare uses to enrich Polonius character is his use of repetition for the same idea. Parents would say, Do x, do not do -x or in other words do this, not the opposite. In lines 67 and 70 Shakespeare uses this repetition. Polonius says to do look grand piano character and to not give thy thoughts, tongue, and to do take from each one mans censure and to not authorize thy judgement.\nShakespeare uses body parts or obj ects (animate or not, example: address/voice) to describe actions. For example, Give thy thoughts, no tongue, and not think forwards you talk. In additio...

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