Double Speak

Shakespeare always amazes me with his wording. Lines 203-218 of act three struck me. Doublespeak is a wonderful literary agent that Shakespeare uses to its fullest in most of his plays. Hamlet is no different. He makes the statement of "Not this by no means that I bid you do." Then proceeds to list all the things he wishes his mother not to do with Claudius. I think this speaks volumes to his hatred of the man and it also shows his love for his mother. He imagines all of the things his mother and Claudius might do, which is a little unsettling, then tries to talk her out of it. I for one would have a problem even trying to imagine my mother in any situation like that, even with my father, let alone another man. So these lines are a big "No Hamlet, don't think about it. It only makes it worse."

Anyways, what kind of double speak do you use in your personal life and why do you use it? Feed my curiosity.

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