The soliloquies are our main insight into Hamlets thoughts; notice that in most of them he questions the value of his thoughts vs. his deeds. This shows an internal struggle between the two separate sides of Hamlet's inner self. Hamlet's soliloquies show both the side of Hamlet that thinks without acting and his side that acts without thinking. Through this struggle we see Hamlet trying to u

Hamlet calls himself a "rogue" and a "peasant slave". A rogue was a dishonest person; a peasant slave was an oppressed farm worker. Hamlet is mad at himself because he desperately wants to be able to "act" like the players. He doesn't care about the play itself, but he realizes that the play is the key to finding if the ghost is correct. He calls himself "gutless" ("I am lily-livered and lack gall" line 557) which shows that he wants to act like the players but he is afraid. He is frustrated with the situation and he is mad because he is unable to do anything untill he finds out if the ghost is telling the truth or not. Essentially he is blaming himself for his lack of knowledge which is no way his fault.

Soliloquies are a very important part of Hamlet. In addition to showing hamlet's inner con

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