Expressions of Love

In his play Hamlet, Shakespeare uses different styles of speech to express the different situations of each of his characters. The way each character expresses their emotions come across in very different ways, especially when it comes to love. Hamlet and the ghost of his father are both situated under very contrasting circumstances and this leads them to expressing their love in different ways. Thus, the circumstances of a character are reflected in their style of speech. Hamlet's father, who is deceased, comes back as a ghost and whenever he appears he is in a rush because he can only be seen before sunrise, so his speeches are very long but fast paced like rampages. Hamlet, on the other hand, is very intelligent, emotional, and straight forward so he speaks very thoughtfully but with no order or clarity. So when these two characters meet there is an overwhelming amount of love expressed between the two but in completely varying ways due to their different patters of speech. Shakespeare's characters express their emotions in distinct ways because of their different circumstances that affect their styles of speech.