Corruption in Shakespeares Hamlet
The imagery in the play of Hamlet is composed of disease, poison, and decay. ... First, Hamlet uses images of disease to show the state of the country of Denmark and his feelings toward his mother. ... Lastly, Hamlet describes his feelings toward himself and Claudius and his feelings toward his mother by using images of decay. In Hamlet, as in all literature, imagery adds to reader’s ability to imagine the feeling of the story. In the first act of Hamlet, Hamlet uses imagery of disease to describe the state of Denmark. ... "It will but skin and film the ulcerous place / Whiles rank corruption, mining all within, infects unseen.