Hamlet 2
"To be or not to be," (quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet) probably the most well known line in the English language, which comes from one of the may soliloquy's in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Though it is not from an important soliloquy in the play, this line has been imbedded in the minds of many. Through out the play Hamlet recites many soliloquies, two of which come out at the beginning of the play giving the reader an insight on the play's plot (what's to come) and Shakespeare's writing style. The first two soliloquies set the stage for the character of Hamlet, and how is feelings and character progress. The purpose of a soliloquy is to outline the thoughts and feelings of a certain character at a point in the play. It reveals the innermost beliefs of the character. 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 brings out many important characteristics such as sorrow, anger and melancholy. His feelings are melancholy because in the past two months Hamlet's father has been killed, his mother has married his uncle Claudius and because of these events feels like committing suicide. In the soliloq
We now have seen what Hamlet was like in during his first soliloquy. His second soliloquy is in the longest scene of the play. In this scene Claudius has summoned for Rosencratz and Guildenstern to find out what is making Hamlet act so mad. Meanwhile Polonius (Claudius's advisor), thinks he has found the reason for Hamlet's madness, he believes it is because the young prince is still in love with his daughter Ophelia. In the second scene Hamlet reveals himself to be intellectual, witty and also a coward. Hamlet receives Rosencratz and Guildenstern and immediately suspects they are there to find out what is causing his madness. Hamlet immediately asks them to confess but they deny the whole thing. He is now aware of Claudius's plan and now has compiled one of his own. The players (actors & actresses) are in Denmark, Hamlet being a big fan, greets them with great respect. He speaks to the head player and asks him to insert a few lines into their routine. This leads to Hamlet's soliloquy at the end of the scene. In the soliloquy he reveals his plan to the audience about inserting the lines which rein act the murder of his father. He does this so he will be able to read Claudius's face (Claudius killed Hamlet's father) to prove that he murdered his father. This plan shows how Hamlet's character has evolved from his first soliloquy, instead of being angry and not doing anything he has devised a very clever plan, which shows the complexity of his charact
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