Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.Gertrude: O! speak to me no more; These words like daggers enter in mine ears; No more, sweet Hamlet!Hamlet: A murderer, and a villain; A slave that is not twentieth part the tithe Of your precedent lord; a vice of kings; A cut-purse of the empire and the rule, That from a shelf the precious diadem stole, And put it in his pocket! Gertrude: No more!
Answer
S
Shakespeare uses a motif of ears and hearing to emphasize the importance of communication.
J
Jewels were an important symbol of power in Shakespeare’s time and would be significant to his audience.
A
Although she is queen, Gertrude is caught between her powerful husband and bitter son.
T
The text of these lines includes many royal titles that reinforce a theme of power.