Analyze the use of descriptions and images in hamlet

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Write a literary essay on the following topic:

One definition of madness is "mental delusion or the eccentric behavior arising from it. But Emily Dickinson wrote:

Much madness is divinest Sense--

To a discerning Eye--

Novelists and playwrights have often seen madness with a "discerning Eye." In Hamlet, the apparent madness or irrational behavior of several characters plays an important role. Does Shakespeare view madness with a "discerning Eye" in Hamlet? Are the actions of his "mad" characters "divinest Sense" or are they simply exhibiting "eccentric behavior"? Analyze the origins and the impact of a character's apparent madness on the central ideas of the text.

Analyze the use of descriptions and images in Hamlet. How does Shakespeare use descriptive language to enhance the visual possibilities of a stage production? How does he use imagery to c/reate a mood of tension, suspense, fear, and despair?

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