The Garden
In order to rot, one must first be fresh. In order for there to be evil, there must first be good. In order to die, one must first be born. Thus, the natural state of mankind revolves, as does a garden. William Shakespeare makes this point abundantly clear in his play Hamlet. Using a minor character, Marcellus, Shakespeare proclaims, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." Applying this quote to human nature and the continued illusion to a garden, one could compare that the "rotten" state of Denmark to the cyclical characteristics of the play's characters.
For the people of Denmark, plants are used to symbolize them. From its weeds to its flowers all components are parallel with Denmark. When Hamlet claims that Gertrude "calls virtue hypocrite, takes off the rose from the fair forehead of an innocent love and sets a blister thereĀ
" (III.iv.43-45) he is referring to Gertrude's quick remarriage after King Hamlet's death. She claims to be upset over the loss of......
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