The Hearing Motif includes mentions of hearing, sounds, and the ears.  The following lines, Scene by Scene, demonstrate the existence of the Hearing Motif in the play, and indicate its significance.  Only the more obvious instances of the Hearing Motif are listed, and I comment only where it seems necessary.

The Hearing Motif includes mentions of hearing, sounds, and the ears.  The following lines, Scene by Scene, demonstrate the existence of the Hearing Motif in the play, and indicate its significance.  Only the more obvious instances of the Hearing Motif are listed, and I comment only where it seems necessary.

=====Scene 1=====

====Scene 1====

[[Scene 1#01-010]]   ''Bernardo: Have you had quiet guard?'' - is partly figurative, referring not only to noise, but to activity.

[[Scene 1#01-010]]   ''Bernardo: Have you had quiet guard?'' - is partly figurative, referring not only to noise, but to activity.

[[Scene 1#01-176]]   ''Horatio: So have I heard, and do in part believe it;''

[[Scene 1#01-176]]   ''Horatio: So have I heard, and do in part believe it;''

=====Scene 2=====

====Scene 2====