They accuse him of not speaking English and refuse to believe that ordinary people spoke the way his characters do. Many students-and adults, for that matter-find Shakespeare difficult to read and hard to understand. Or to take arms against a sea of troubles The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer “To be, or not to be-that is the question: ![]() ![]() Recognizing when his characters are speaking figuratively helps to understand what they are saying.Īt the beginning of Hamlet’s famous soliloquy he is contemplating his own mortality and uses the slings and arrows as a metaphor for the attacks he feels in his life, as well of sea of troubles as a description of the mounting problems he feels he’s drowning in. Shakespeare uses many types of figurative language like metaphor, simile, and personification.
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