-Figurative Language is also known as a figure of speech or metaphorical language. Simply, figurative language is language that is not literal. Figurative language is seen in literary devices such as similes, metaphors, personification, and analogies, among many others. Figurative language permeates Hamlet. For example, in Hamlet's soliloquy in Act II, Hamlet states: "For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak" (2.2.521). Hamlet's use of figurative language brings more emphasis to what he is stating. Hamlet is emphasizing the fact that King Claudius does not speak of his foul murder; however, his plan to get the players to act out what happened, the truth will be revealed. The use of figurative language allows the reader to understand the importance of the line and what Hamlet is planning on doing.
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