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Date Posted: 23:09:13 02/17/08 Sun
Author: athistleton
Subject: Shakespeare's way with words

I had never read this play before and the first time I read it, I was a little lost and didn't really appreciate everything in it. But I read it again this past week and I was just floored by Shakespeare's figurative language. The way he draws pictures with his words is just beautiful. I just thought I would share a few of my favorites, and everyone can add on different things they picked out. I think one of my favorite parts of this book was Claudius' prayer and I loved the language in lines 43-46, when Claudius says, "What if his cursed hand were thicker than itself with brother's blood, Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens to wash it white as snow?"
He's a literary genius...feel free to share any of your favorites.

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