Iconic Forces of Rhetoric Figures in Shakespeare???s Plays

The concern of this study is to design the typology of iconic forces of rhetorical figures in Shakespeare???s Plays. By examining the forms of iconicity, it is supposed to a new dimention to reveal the meaning in literary works. By this study, it is expected to enrich a new perspective and a better understanding of iconicity and rhetorical figure and their application in literary works especially in the study of literary texts of drama.\ud The objectives of the study are 1) to identify the characteristic of the iconic force of rhetorical figures in Shakespeare???s Plays, 2) to reveal the meaning behind the iconic force of rhetorical figures in Shakespeare???s Plays, and 3) to describe how such iconic forces signify the portrayal of their assertive trends throughout the depicted parts of the plays \ud The results of this study show that (1) the characteristic of the iconic forces of rhetorical figures in Shakespeare's plays are divided into internal iconicity and external iconicities, metaphor, for example, are in both of these aspects, (2) iconicity is critical in defining literature, forms and types of what are in literature, to the understanding something in the works should be more increasingly comprehend, and (3) what is theorized by Peirce's icon has now been growing rapidly in various aspects of literary and cultural studies, and has penetrated into the drama text study, as this study does. \ud This study utilizes and combines two grand theories; semiotics and stylistics. The novelty is that this kind of research has never been done so far. Thus, this study has been promoting a new model of analysis that can contribute to further studies. \ud As a conclusion, the iconic forces of rhetorical figures in Shakespeare???s plays show that Shakespeare???s extraordinary gifts for complex poetic imagery, mixed metaphor, simile, alliteration and intelligent puns, along with insight into human nature are the characteristics that created the legacy he is today. He has shown various forms of iconic forces through a variety of distinctive styles. Based on the facts that, the iconic force of rhetorical figures found in Shakespeare???s Plays has become its own power of his works.\ud From the literary discourse of stylistic judgement, it is underlined that the iconic forces of rhetoric figure of the plays are tight-knit arranged into the total chain of the language uses of the texts. So is the fact. Last, this study is descriptive in nature by using qualitative technique