Hamlet Betrayal Quotes

Ghost: “The serpent that did sting thy father’s life now wears his crown.” -imagery/ symbolism/ metonymy -Denmark is the Garden of Eden Claudius corrupts -not just literal crown but duties, roles, positions
O: “I of ladies most deject and wretched that sucked the music of his honey vows (…) Oh woe is me t’have seen what I have seen, see what I see.” -hyperbole/ rhyme-emotionally fraught-extreme heartbreak and sorrow
H: “Oh most wicked speed, to post with such dexterity and incestuous sheets.” -word choice -Wicked: evil, corrupt, immoral -Incestuous: unclean, immoral, a real crime