#8 Tone and Mood

The tone of ones voice generally sets the mood of the novel as well as reflects upon the mood of the individual speaking. Hamlet speaks with a worry indecisive tone that wavers between life and death. This then sets a mood of despair and suspense throughout the entire novel as the reader watches hamlet evaluate his own existence. Tone and mood are inherently connected, one cannot exist without the other. This is most apparent in emotions of characters, where there mood reflects upon their tone. Sad words to unhappy feelings and vice versa. When hamlet Speaks to ophelia at the play, he sounds crazy, speaking unlike himself, and thus the mood of the environment around him is also chaotic.