IH 0951 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Polonius
23 Aug 2018
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Hamlet written in 1600 - 1601: meaning - hamlet is mourning for his father and is ranting about how his mother moved on so quickly after his father"s death and remarried, images. Sullied flesh would melt - he feels contaminated for being a part of his mother and her actions of remarrying. Melting, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew - painless, easy and dew indicates purity. Saying that he wants to run away from his problems. Tis an unweeded garden - kingdom and corruption going on within his family. Can also refer to civility - things rank in gross those of higher rank see dandelions as weeds and those of lower class regard them as beautiful (?) Can refer to himself (hamlet) - he used to be fruitful but now he is. Sullied and weeds have grown over when his father passed away.
