How, specifically, does Shakespeare vary language to reveal subtle changes in character?

Trace the development (or deterioration) of a single character by means of a speech pattern analysis.

How, specifically, does Shakespeare vary language to reveal subtle changes in character?

Remember that the purpose of a speech pattern analysis is to focus not on what a character says, but on how they speak. Make good use of the list of rhetorical devices appended to your course syllabus.

Use any rhetorical devices that apply. Only pick from Macbeth, Othello, The Tempest, Richard III, King Lear or A Midsummer Night’s Dream

How, specifically, does Shakespeare vary language to reveal subtle changes in character?
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