The inner play, the Murder of Gonzago, which Hamlet nicknames the Mouse-trap, allows Shakespeare to explore and address otherwise inexplicable issues.
Chino José San Diego García
With close reference to the language and action of the inner play, consider the significance of this scene
The inner play, the Murder of Gonzago, which Hamlet nicknames ‘the Mouse-trap’, allows Shakespeare to explore and address otherwise inexplicable issues. The playwright employs rhyming couplets to mask the sharp daggers of conviction directed at Claudius from the rest of the audience in the play with concordance. Pathos is given to Gertrude and her situation. Checkhov’s gun is also used with Lucianus’ detached monologue at the end.