Performative Utterances
- deBoer expands upon J.L Austin's theory of performativity and relating it to Hamlet
- Hamlet has a negative tone throughout the entire story
- When a thought or idea is made in the mind, actions are done to reinforce that that idea
- Hamlet is unsure about his destiny to kill Claudius and reinforces his uncertainty with the soliloquies he utters
- The paper is trying to explain how words can alter a personality or thought or idea
- Raises the question of who we are and if we can truly control our fate
- Polonius is the character who controls the traffic of language in the story and manipulates characters through verbal exchange
- The scene where Hamlet catches Claudius in prayer is important because it shows what Hamlet wants
- Hamlet didn't kill Claudius yet because he wanted to kill him in a sinful act
- Claudius has sinned so his prayers are not valid to God but Hamlet doesn't want Claudius to die while committing a holy action
- Claudius was confessing his sins to God and how he felt guilty for his actions
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