Literary Devices In Hamlet Act 1

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In Act 2.1 of Hamlet, it starts off with Reynaldo and Polonius conversating about a trip Reynaldo is going to take. Polonius is wanting Reynaldo to gather information from this trip about Danksers wanting to know, according to line 6, says, "Inquire me first what Danksers are in Paris; And how, and who, what means, and where they keep..."(Line 6). This quote demonstrates what Polonius is wanting from Reynaldo to gather information about and what specifically he wants when he comes back. Later on in Act 2.1, Reynaldo and Polonius's conversation ends and Reynaldo leaves the scene while Ophelia enters. She enters the scene scared and "affrighted" from something which she explains to be Hamlet. She claims Hamlet has basically lost his mind and