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Hamlet's
Second
Soliloquy
O all you host of heaven! O earth! what else?
And shall I couple hell? Oh fie! Hold, hold, my heart,
And you my sinews grow not instant old
But bear me stiffly up. Remember thee?
Ay thou poor ghost, whiles memory holds a seat
In this distracted globe. Remember thee?
Yea, from the table of my memory
I’ll wipe away all trivial fond records,
All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past,
That youth and observation copied there,
And thy commandment all alone shall live
Within the book and volume of my brain,
Unmixed with baser matter: yes, by heaven!
O most pernicious woman!
O villain, villain, smiling damnèd villain!
My tables - meet it is I set it down
That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain;
At least I’m sure it may be so in Denmark. [Writing]
So uncle, there you are. Now to my word:
It is ‘Adieu, adieu, remember me.’
I have sworn’t.
Act I, Scene V
Ruby DeGoursey
Repetition
& Confusion
evidence of confusion
Hamlet's emotional isolation
"O all you host of heaven! O earth! what else?
And shall I couple hell? Oh fie!"
repetition of words
"smile, and smile"
"Hold, hold"
"Adieu, adieu"
"villain, villain, smiling damned villain"
"Remember thee?"
"'remember me'"
Historical Imagery: Tables
- writing surface
- owned/carried by travelers
Hamlet's Mind as a Table
- writing surface
- keep/erase information and memories
mental control
Hamlet's Use of a Literal Table
intense emotions -> permanent change in his character
reinforces his position as an outsider
reinforces the image of his mental table
position as an outsider -> more intense emotions about this situation