9) In Hamlet's first monologue, the reader not only learns a lot about Hamlet's personality through diction, but also through the uses of strong imagery. First off, it is important to note Hamlet's inconsistency with speech and how his mind is all over the place. Hamlet's thought in is first soliloquy are on no path, they are just everywhere! First he talks about his fathers death using diction that entails time, and eternal things like G-d. "Everlasting" refers to G-d, "But two months" refers to his fathers death, and "O G-d! O G-d!" is when he is talking to the everlasting beings that listen. Moreover, the dashes in the speech of Hamlet express his non-consistency in speech and lack of fluidity. Next, Hamlet's use of vivid imagery such as "Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears" to indicate to the audience and reader the mental state he is in, and his deep depression.
7) In Hamlet, the themes of chaos and order are very central to the conflict of the play and reveal dominant themes because of their ability to shape characters such as Hamlet. First, it is important to realize that the two reflect on one another, when there isn't chaos there is order, and vice versa. Also, while there seems to be order when Claudius is king, there is actual chaos, especially in the mind of Hamlet. Hamlet is so furious with the murder of his father that he is willing to do anything he can to gain vengeance, a central theme in the play.
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