Anthropomorphism

In the Circe's episode of Ulysses we see inanimate objects personify Bloom's and Stephen's thoughts as they relive their pasts, deal with the guilt they both feel for their actions and identities. Rather than talking about what Bloom or Stephen is thinking abuot, or just writing their thoughts, as Joyce has been doing throughout. Here the people places and concepts become embodied and speak with them. So when Bloom thinks of Dignam and Molly he thinks of Metem[sychosis and Paddy appears at first we are thinking as a ghost, to carry along the Hamlet referrences, but actually as dog, which ties into the reincarnation issues that Bloom grapples with in the lines between life and death. It also ties Stephen into Bloom's unconscious as we know the Stephen thinks of himself as dog's body. More than having Bloom think of Stephen, Jouce here sort of mind melds Stephen and Bloom so that their thoughts are of the same thing.

In terms of Hamlet referrences, we get the most explicit usage of this when Bloom's father come to him and ask him if he has forsaken them. We see more and more guilt on Bloom's mind as he is in trial and then a masochist being dressed up in womens clothing and dominated. He becomes a woman and is still one when Blazes Boylan invites him to watch as he makes love to Molly. What was really great about this part was that we got a concrete hint at Bloom's self denial. He thinks of himself as Othello, as if his suspicions, his own head is his Iago, and that it is possible that Molly is not having an affair. However, using a dramatic format for this section makes all the things that happen seem much mroe real. It blurs the line between thought and occurence.