Pathos In Hamlet

In today’s society, people read books because they want to learn new things, because they are bored, or even because they like reading books. There are many genres in books, some books might sad, depressing, happy, and much more. In the case of Hamlet, there are many emotions that appeal to the audience emotions. Some of which include: sympathy, sadness, depressed and much more in Act 1, Scene 5 this scene is full of emotion but what can be mostly interpreted in this scene is sympathy, and sadness. The use of pathos is mostly seen in this scene because of the words being used, by the tone of the monologue, and by showing the ghost of his dead father. All these uses listed above make the monologue have an impact on the audience which causes

Before this scene the audience was already informed that Hamlet’s mother was marrying his uncle only a few months after his father’s death. When Shakespeare added this, he started to build up the audiences emotions for this specific scene. In the text it states, “To ears to flesh and blood. List, list, O, list! If thou didst ever thy dear father love.” (1.5.23) when the ghost states this statement this creates pathos for audience and persuades the audience to pity Hamlet because the audience knows that Hamlet loves his father with all of his heart, and that he would do anything for his father. When his father uses the phrase “If thou didst ever thy dear father love” shows that his father is questioning Hamlet's love for him. This makes the audience feel pity when reading this sentence because the audience already knows how much Hamlet is currently suffering without the presence of his father, and for his father to doubt his love for him is very hurtful for him, and makes him feel as if he needs to prove this to his

The tone of the monologue can be considered as outraged mainly because the Hamlet and his father were talking about revenge against his uncle. The tone of the monologue can also promote the use of pathos in order to persuade the reader to sympathize Hamlet because Hamlet never thought he was ever going to see his father again, but when he sees him as a ghost he follows him not knowing the consequences. So when it is the time for Hamlet’s father to go, he doesn’t want his father to leave. When his father leaves this appeals to the audience because now that the impossible has happened which is seeing your father for the second time, and now he leaves not knowing whether or not you are going to see him again is very heartbreaking, In Hamlet it states, “The glowworm shows the matin to be near, And 'gins to pale his uneffectual fire. Adieu, adieu, adieu. Remember me.” (1.5.89-91) this sentence shows that this is making the audience feel pity for him because Hamlet had to suffer the first time with his father’s death but now that he seems him again it gives him joy, but when he leaves the whole mood changes. This shows that the tone of the monologue promotes the use of