The great news about this question is that depending upon
how you want to analyze the symbol, it can be suited for
"revenge."
Symbols:
- Three
- The
number three and its multiples (6, 9, 12, etc.) is a number often used to represent the
supernatural. It can be found throughout Hamlet The number three can also be found in
many fairy-tales. Darkness is used throughout Hamlet to symbolize evil. Evil happenings
occur at night, in the dark, and the characters often call out to the dark to cover up
their evil doings. On the contrary, the light represents good, and
heaven. RedWhiteWaterSleepThe idea that sleep is interrupted – whether through insomnia,
sleepwalking, or nightmares – indicates that there is a stain on the conscious – a
feeling of extreme
guilt. - Darkness/Light
- Red
is the color of sin. It represents a stain on purity. Blood is connected to red, and
blood is also a physical representation of guilt. - White
is the color of purity. White is frequently used to represent innocence. It is often
contrasted with red to show that the red is a stain on the
innocence. - Water is used to cleanse. Deriving from the
Christian idea of Baptism (the tradition of washing away
sins). - Sleep, according to Shakespeare, is the “little
death.” Each night, a person sleeps to erase the day. Shakespeare makes the connection
between a day and a person’s life. The sun rises – a person is born, the sun is in high
set in the afternoon – a person’s mid-life, the sun begins to set – a person has reached
the end of their life, the sun sets and the day has become night – a person has died.
When the day ends, we begin sleep – when life ends, we begin
death. - Sleep also serves a secondary purpose – as
rejuvenation for the next day. During sleep, our body fixes itself and rests so it has
the capability to begin the next day. Sleep is a representation of peace. When a person
can “sleep easy,” they have a clear
conscious. - Dreams
- Dreams
play a role as a replay of the day. In dreams, truth reveals itself – one cannot hide
from his/her dreams. - Flowers as
Symbols - Rosemary: remembrance, normally associated with
remembrance of the dead at funerals, but also remembrance between
lovers. - Pansies: thought-French for thought is pensees;
Pensar is "to think" in Spanish ; when we say someone is pensive we mean that the person
is thoughful and contemplative. - Fennel: marital
infidelity, cuckoldry - Columbines: flattery- insincerity
culminating in dissembling and pretense (or) ingratitude,
thanklessness - Rue: (also "Herb Of Grace") repentance (or)
sorrow - Daisy: forsaken love, unhappy
love - Violets:
faithfulness
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