character at a point in the play. It reveals the innermost beliefs of the character

and offers an unbiased perspective as it is merely the character talking to the

audience, albeit not directly, and not to any other characters who may cause the

character to withhold their true opinions. Therefore, Hamlet's first soliloquy (act 1,

scene 2) is essential to the play as it highlights his inner conflict caused by the

events of the play. It reveals his true feelings and as such emphasises the

difference between his public appearance, his attitude towards Claudius in the

previous scene is less confrontational than here where he is directly insulted as a

"satyr", and his feelings within himself. In this essay, I will outline how

Shakespeare communicates the turmoil of Hamlet's psyche.

Hamlet's despair stems from his mother's marriage to his uncle and it is this that

is the driving force behind what is communicated. His constant repetit

soliloquy establishes a connection between the audience and Hamlet, a concept

and therefore feeling, that the people that he could look up to in life have departed

highlighting that it is the time involved that is vexing him and not specifically the

excellent a king", who was "so loving to my mother". He also illustrates the

to suicide, but also create a link between him and the audience. In fact, the entire

woman! A little month", and is doing so by using short, broken sentences. These

Some common words found in the essay are:
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Approximate Word count = 2206
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)