In Shakespeare’s explicit play of Hamlet, corruption is the central theme. The society of Denmark is portrayed as a belittled community of deceit. The combating metaphors and imagery explain the never ending corruption in Hamlet and his society. Imagery is used to emphasize the corruption in Hamlet’s society. For example, Hamlet says: “Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damned, Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell.” (I,iiii,…showed first 75 words of 357 total…

…showed last 75 words of 357 total…an unnatural state, as meat is when it is baked. His father’s body is still warm when his mother and uncle exchange vows; to him, this is immoral. Metaphors illustrate Claudius’ disembowelment of values and morals. Hamlet has set the tone for a long a grueling experience of hardships. These of which were placed knowingly by his own mother and uncle. Corruption is the seed of all evil which is planted by the wicked.