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ImageryofDiseaseinHamletbyWilliamShakespeareThediseaseimageryinHamletservestoconstantlyremind thereaderoftheinitialproblemintheplay:KingHamlet'spoisoningbyhisbrotherAfterhearinghisfather graphicallydescribethemurder,itisconstantlyonHamlet'smind.Forthisreason,manyoftheimagesthatHamlet createsintheplayareconnectedwithdiseaseandpoisonTheliteralpoisoningbecomessymbolicoftherestofthe eventsoftheplay.Rememberthatpoisoning...

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