Hamlet Essay Notes

Throughout the play, the reader can see Hamlet already convinced of what her must do, but also his inability to turn what his mind tells him to do, into actions in real life

Performative ability of language into three

Locutionary force, the ability of language to deliver a message

Illocitionary force, what is done in being said, denying request, giving an order

Perlocutionary force, what is achieved by being said

Influence the surrounds reality, not just to describe reality

"Self-overhearing"

Overhear self thinking and gain self knowledge through it

Real self seen through it or is it self creating

Speech may have power to create change in world

Language not only describes, but does

Shakespeare's characters had to present selves to audience through speech

Hamlet meets ghost father

Perlocutionary force swears to do somethig and does that something

Illocutionary force having sworn has compelled that action

Locutionary meaning of utterance

Thought to language to action

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