A Thirst Against

How does the author use allusion in the poem, A Thirst Against?

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The poem refers in line 9 to Hamlet, the main character of William Shakespeare's play of the same name. In the play, Hamlet is known for his dark brooding, believed to be caused by an excessive reliance on rational thought. When commanded by the ghost of his father to commit murder, Hamlet is unable to act, waiting for some more concrete evidence to lead him to the right behavior. The balance between his desire to act and his waiting for certainty causes him to act in ways that bring grief to all around him. Hamlet exemplifies the "hunger for order" that begins this poem, and his natural hesitancy shows the correlating "thirst against."

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