Question #9

From lines 474 - 533, Hamlet is contemplating his plan of action regarding his dealing with Claudius. Within this passage is when Hamlet decides that he shall alter the play in order to garner some sort of guilty reaction from his father's brother. The subject matter is certainly heavy and shows the amount of personal turmoil that Hamlet is dealing with. 'Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain! O, vengeance!'. The harsh, repeated language demonstrates the moral battle that is raging inside of him. The repeated animalistic images shows how primal his want of revenge is and how deep-seeded he feels about it.