Critical approaches to Hamlet amuse their rulers with their inventive language. Osric and Polonius seem to especially respect this suggestion. Claudius' speech is full of rhetorical figures, as is Hamlet's and, at times, Ophelia's, while Horatio, the guards, and the gravediggers use simpler methods of speech. Claudius demonstrates an authoritative control over the language of a King, referring to himself in the first person plural, and using anaphora mixed with metaphor that hearkens back to Greek political speeches. Hamlet seems the most educated in rhetoric of all the characters, using anaphora, as the king does, but also asyndeton and highly developed metaphors, while at
Hamlet (1907 film) Méliès also dabbled in Shakespeare in his 1905 film "The Venetian Looking-Glass", which incorporates the character of Shylock from "The Merchant of Venice". However, these earlier films had merely borrowed elements from Shakespearean works; by contrast, Méliès's 1907 version of "Hamlet" was a true Shakespearean adaptation. Méliès himself played Hamlet. Special effects used in the film included multiple exposures. The film was the first multi-scene cinematic adaptation of any work by Shakespeare. Later in 1907, Méliès made his last Shakespearean film, "Shakespeare Writing "Julius Caesar"", in which Méliès played Shakespeare himself. "Hamlet" was released by Méliès's Star Film Company, and