Loyal to father, clever (show ofmadness), somewhat rash, curious,obsessive

To avenge his father's murder (by Claudius)

Hamlet, as of Act II has put on a show ofmadness in order to confuse the people aroundhim and discover a way to avenge his father

Clever (almost got away withmurder), jealous, impulsive

Power, wealth, and lust

Claudius has killed his own brother and marriedhis brother's wife in order to become King. By ActII he is still working at retaining this power

Very rash, nosey, untrusting, eager

Selfpreservation, honor, power

Polonius goes to great extents to protect his honorby forbidding his daughter to see Hamlet andspying on his son

Innocent (orunexperiencedaccording to her father),obedient, puppet

To be a good daughter and please her father

Ophelia has cut off communication withHamlet after her dad commanded her to doso

Allusion

Horatio discusses the appearance of the ghost andrealizes that all is not well in Denmark while makingreferences to Julius who was betrayed andmurdered

Oxymoron

The new king expresses how this is a time ofsadness with his brother's death and a time ofhappiness with his marriage to the Queen.

Allusion and Hyperbole

Hamlet expresses his anger towards hismother for marrying so soon after his father'sdeath and compares his uncle (satyr) to hisfather (Hyperion)

Foreshadow

Hamlet learns about his father's ghost andsuspects that something is wrong and even thatfoul play may be involved.

Imagery

The ghost describes vividly of how hewas poisoned and the effects of thispoison

Oxymoron

Polonius tells Reynaldo that by lyinghe shall discover the truth whenspying on Laertes

Hyperbole/ simile

Ophelia tells her father aboutHamlet's strange behaviour

Situational Irony

Polonius is so convinced that Hamlet's madness is causedbeing shunned by Ophelia that he gives the King permissionto kill him if he is wrong. We the audience know the theory tobe wrong.

Metaphor

Hamlet tells his university friends that they havebeen sent to a prison (due to his owncircumstances, Hamlet feels this way)

Personification

Hamlet means to get the King to confess to hiscrimes by putting on a play that mirrors hishorrible deeds.