In passage one Shakespeare uses diction and metaphor to show the reader the current mental state of Hamlet. The passing of his father is having a dramatic effect on him, while everyone else seems to be passing it off like it never happened. This includes his mother, who married his uncle just two months after his fathers death. Obviously this is a lot to take in for Hamlet and it puts him in a position where he doesn't know what to do with the emotions he's feeling. Hamlet is considering taking his own life. Shakespeare uses diction to show this to the reader. “O that this too too sullied flesh would melt.” Hamlet is deeply saddened by the death of his father. Suicide seems to him a desirable option because he feels it's the only way to escape
