Hamlet's Soliloquy

Hamlet is very private with his grief. His mourning for his father is long and drawn out. He mulls over how he is going to act and defers action until a perfect moment.

The way that Shakespeare portrayed Hamlet’s soliloquy touches on a global issue of suicide. While Hamlet considers his suicidal thoughts it reveals inklings about his character. Hamlet’s soliloquy advances the tone of the play because of

When the audience first meets Hamlet he is grief-stricken and upset with his mother for her hasty remarriage to his uncle. Directly preceding Hamlet’s first soliloquy he is firmly scolded by his mother and uncle for mourning his father and is denied permission to return to the University of Wittenberg. In his soliloquy, Hamlet says, “O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt,/Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew,” (1.2.133-134.) Hamlet is expressing his desire to die, but is unwilling to kill himself because he does not want to be sent to Hell. In this statement, the audience is able to see that Hamlet is deeply depressed and ready for death. Also in the first soliloquy, Hamlet says, “O, most wicked speed, to post/With such dexterity to incestuous sheets,” (1.2.161-162.) Hamlet makes this statement in order to reflect his anger with his mother for marrying her brother-in-law, a marriage he deems incestuous, within a month of his father’s death. This statement shows that Hamlet’s depression is not only caused by his father’s death, but also by his mother’s apparent betrayal of his father. Hamlet’s first soliloquy shows him to be very depressed and establishes a strong base for his character to develop.

Shakespeare's main character Hamlet is a victim of both internal and external conflict. His conflict includes a physical nature as he goes about to avenge his father's death. Shakespeare translates further the idea of internal versus external conflict by giving it a physical nature. Shakespeare also uses soliloquies to emphasise Hamlets inner thoughts and conflict. This stands in contrast to the way he acts amongst others; with the intention of highlighting the inner turmoil he is experiencing. The infamous quote, "To be or not to be: that is the question: whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer…." (Act III, scene i, 58-90). It is during this soliloquy that

Hamlet’s soliloquy also advances the plot of the play and intrigues the audience. In the beginning of the speech Hamlet beings to panic and doubt himself. Hamlet says to

Hamlet’s first soliloquy comes in act one scene two, as Hamlet reflects on the current state of events. The chief focus of this soliloquy is essentially the rottenness of the king, queen and the world in general. In this passage the reader is introduced to Hamlet pseudo-obsession with death and suicide, which later will become a chief point of indecision. In this particular speech, however, Hamlet is fairly confident. He wishes that his “too too sullied flesh would melt”

From the beginning of the play it is obvious that Hamlet is extremely depressed and disillusioned with the world around him. In this soliloquy however Shakespeare has introduced Hamlets internal judgement of himself for the first

Consistently, Hamlet reveals his innermost thoughts and devising of plans in order to lead up a decision. Hamlet includes the audience through soliloquies of the intricacy and complexity of each of his

The soliloquies create an effect on the audience showing that Hamlet is depressed and confused. When he speaks, he sounds as if there is something important he is not saying, maybe something even he is unaware of, creating the sense that Hamlet's character, a philosopher, is extremely troubled at becoming a man of action.

HE then makes comparisons between many of the characters including comparing Claudius to his father, his father to Hyperion, Claudius to a satyr, himself to Hercules, and indirectly himself to Claudius. He then explains the great love and sexual desire shared between his parents that seemed to only grow as their marriage continued. He states that his father feared the wind would be too rough on his mother’s face, which is a hyperbole to explain the great love and care he had for her. That’s why Hamlet doesn’t understand how his mother who was like Niobe all in tears, the tragic Greek figure who eternally is crying and mourning her dead husband and children, then gave up grieving and moved on from his father faster than even an animal would in his

Shakespeare’s employment of dramatic struggle and disillusionment through his character Hamlet, contributes to the continued engagement of modern audiences. The employment of the soliloquy demonstrates Shakespeare’s approach to the dramatic treatment of these emotions. The soliloquy brings a compensating intimacy, and becomes the means by which Shakespeare brings the audience not only to a knowledge of secret thoughts of characters, but into the closest emotional touch with them too. Through this, the audiences therefore gain a closer relationship with Hamlet, and are absorbed by him because they are able to resonate with his circumstances, as he is faced with enduring truths of the human condition. Through these, the struggle and

Hamlet’s first soliloquy provides understanding of the deeply imbedded sorrows behind Hamlet’s controlled conversations. Through the use of juxtaposition between the divine and the earthly, Hamlet explains his internal divide bred from his mother’s remarriage. When mentioning his mother Gertrude, Hamlet strongly implies that her depravity surpasses that of ”a beast that wants discourse of reason…” because even it “...would have mourn’d…” the death of a spouse longer. This greatly differs to the comparison Hamlet makes about his father and the Greek demigod “Hercules”. The contrast between the godly figure Hamlet perceives his father to be and the nefarious beast he sees his mother as is demonstrative of Hamlet’s altered worldview as a result

Hamlet’s inner monologue, delineated through these three soliloquies are interesting phenomenons that bring forth many discussions and different connotations.The three soliloquies provide a personal intake on the protagonist’s mind. Hamlet is a complex character that is suffering from deteriorating psychological health, with his scrupulous philosophical analysis he provides himself being an attempt to regain control on his life. His philosophical analysis’ consist of series of rhetorical questions that for instance catalogue his ideas upon death setting an atmosphere of ambiguity. Death is a static recurring idea that Hamlet’s character lingers upon, but the perception of it shifts with each soliloquy weaving new interpretations for the

William Shakespeare uses the literary technique of the soliloquy to allow the audience to see deeper into his characters’ thoughts in his play, Hamlet. This technique helps to reveal Hamlet’s true character, expressing emotions that the audience cannot see through his interactions with other characters. Through Hamlet’s soliloquies, one may notice that his reluctance to take actions that involve death can be attributed to his fear of the unknown and his uncertainty in regards to afterlife.

This rich language illustrates how Hamlet feels. He is not a man without motive. This is all part of his plan to get revenge for his father, even though it takes a very long time.