There are many memorable speeches where the characters of the play contemplate the fate of their decisions. Many mistakes are made which create the inevitable domino effect. Although the play in itself is very moving, it is the performance that brings the words to life.
With language the speech is given its' full meaning. WWith powerful pauses, and higher and lower tones you can really feel how each character is trying to debate with each other which choice they should make. The language that is used throughout the play is consistent and leaves a lot to the reader’s imagination. Whenever a performance is watched the reader has the ability to really feel what Shakespeare had originally intended.
The play could be considered merely words on a paper, but it is the language of the performance that brings Shakespeare’s words to life. In both the play and the performance, it is Shakespeare who has the ability to move a viewer or reader by the use of his language.
It is his words that create a moving story of consistent tragedy and treachery. In the end the use of tones and certain words within the language that makes the play so moving. The memorable lines are felt in both the play and performance through the moving words and Shakespeare’s way to make the reader or viewer feel each characters contrasting situations.
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