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ROSA,
TIEGAN,
MUNEMA,
LAURA.
Major Themes
Forgiveness
Revenge
Heaven and Hell
Secrecy
Religion
sense of control.
Claudius speech begins a soliloquy, but on Hamlets
entry becomes a monologue (by definition).
Guildenstern repeats many to emphasise the quantity
of people in Claudius care.
My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. Words
without thoughts never to heaven go. Shows that
Claudius is not genuinely sorry for his actions, and
though his words could go to heaven his thoughts and
therefore himself could not.
Key Quotations
I like him not, nor stands it safe with us to let his madness