The article explores the use of imperative repetition in Shakespeare’s tragedies as a rhetorical and dramatic device that intensifies emotional, thematic, and character-driven elements. By examining instances where characters repeat commands or exhortations, the study highlights how this technique conveys urgency, desperation, and authority, often during moments of heightened tension. Repetition of imperatives also reveals inner conflict, obsession, or loss of control, amplifying the psychological depth of characters like Hamlet and Othello. Furthermore, this device creates rhythmic emphasis, enhancing the dramatic and poetic resonance of the plays. Imperative repetition emerges as a critical tool for Shakespeare to underline themes such as power, fate, madness, and human frailty, offering insights into the interplay between language and the tragic form.

Repetition, rhetorical device, imperative

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