Music and the leitmotif in Hamlet Many leitmotifs can be seen in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. If the definition of allegorical symbol was used for the concept of leitmotif, in Hamlet the music was a leitmotif. Music was mentioned repeatedly in the play and was also used by Shakespeare as a means of representing the concept of being played. The flute was used to illustrate how Hamlet and Claudius played on others and each other. Ophelia and other characters sang while being mad, or dealing with mad characters. The use of music in Hamlet was linked to the concepts of Apollonian verse: Dionysian, espionage and lying, madness, prose poetry and the burden of vengeance on a thinking man. the clearest case of music being used as an introduction to the idea of ​​playing on another was seen in Act 4 Sc. 1, lines 25-38. At this point in the play, Hamlet was confronted by Guildenstern, as Guildenstern attempted to spy on Hamlet. Hamlet answered Guildenstern's question when he asked him if he couldn't play the flute, how could Guildenstern expect him to play Hamlet, when he stated, "Would you play on me...do you think it's easier to play on me than on a flute? Call me as an instrument if you do, you can't play it on me." (Act 3. Sc. 2.Ln. 394-402). Hamlet then compared playing the flute to lying, when he stated that "It is as easy as lying." (Act 3. Sc. 2 Ln. 387) Although Guildensterna attempted to play with Hamlet, it was a futile attempt, as Guildensterna also admitted that he "had not the skill" (Act 3. Sc. 2. Ln. 392 ) to play with Hamlet. Hamlet. If the acting was connected to the music through the previously mentioned scene, three other main character examples were seen when one character acted over another. The first of these instances, where Hamlet staged the play to deceive Claudius, was also in Act 3 Scene 2. Hamlet staged the play to prove to himself that the ghost's words were true and that Claudius had actually killed his father. Claudius was successfully fooled when he exited the game at the exact spot where the player's king was brought back to life. The comedy tied the leit