Shakespeare is well known for writing plays and poems because of the language he used to make them masterpieces. In Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet he uses strong language that help the characters and story develop. In Act I the Ghost is introduced and has a conversation with young Hamlet. Hamlet and the Ghost both express their feelings for Claudius and the Queen through the language they use. The language the Ghost and Hamlet use, such as diction and imagery help the reader further understand the contempt the Ghost and Hamlet have for Claudius and the Queen.
Imagery is the use of the five senses to create a picture in the reader’s mind. In this passage the Ghost uses the sense of sight to show Hamlet how bad Claudius is by explaining how his body looked after he was poisoned. The Ghost says, “And curd, like eager
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The choice of words that are used make it clear that the Ghost and Hamlet do not like Claudius and the Queen. The Ghost uses harsh and strong words to describe Claudius “Ay that incestuous, that adulterate beast,/ with witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gift” (I, v, 43-44). The words that are used to describe the relationship between Claudius and the Queen are negative for example, “O wicked wit and gifts, that have the power/ so to seduce” ( I, v, 45-46). The marriage is seen as a nasty relationship instead of a celebration “ Let not the royal bed of Denmark be/ a couch for luxury and damned incest” (I, v, 83-84). The contempt that the Ghost feels is effective when he uses words like damned and incest. Although the Ghost has a soft spot for the Queen she is still seen as a negative person because of the words the Ghost says “And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,/ to prick and sting her” (I, v, 88-89). The strong and and ill words directed at Claudius and the Queen make the reader understand how much the Ghost and Hamlet dislike