This scene is where he converts from the obedient son to the angry man. He expresses that change through his tone and also his physical movement. While Hamlet is giving his soliloquy, his tone will remain the same through most of it. His voice will be neutral and soft to represent his obedient self still. After Hamlet says: “To be, or not to be?” he will pause for a couple seconds before continuing on to prove his contemplation (3.1.56). During his pause he will go from standing to taking a seat in one of the big comfy chairs. Him taking a seat exemplifies his feeling of exhaustion fore he doesn’t know what to do. Throughout the middle of his soliloquy he will continue with the same calm voice he started with, pausing after every couple of sentences. When it comes to the end of his soliloquy although, and he sees Ophelia, the pace of his voice begins to speed up. As Hamlet says: “Soft you now, the fail Ophelia!” he would take an exaggerated pause before continuing, “- Nymph, in thy Orisons be all my sins remembered” (3.1.87-89). While he is saying that he will get up and readjust his plain, old everyday shirt as if he was trying to look somewhat put together. He will then take one more deep breath, looking around the room before he starts to move towards Ophelia where his soliloquy
This scene is where he converts from the obedient son to the angry man. He expresses that change through his tone and also his physical movement. While Hamlet is giving his soliloquy, his tone will remain the same through most of it. His voice will be neutral and soft to represent his obedient self still. After Hamlet says: “To be, or not to be?” he will pause for a couple seconds before continuing on to prove his contemplation (3.1.56). During his pause he will go from standing to taking a seat in one of the big comfy chairs. Him taking a seat exemplifies his feeling of exhaustion fore he doesn’t know what to do. Throughout the middle of his soliloquy he will continue with the same calm voice he started with, pausing after every couple of sentences. When it comes to the end of his soliloquy although, and he sees Ophelia, the pace of his voice begins to speed up. As Hamlet says: “Soft you now, the fail Ophelia!” he would take an exaggerated pause before continuing, “- Nymph, in thy Orisons be all my sins remembered” (3.1.87-89). While he is saying that he will get up and readjust his plain, old everyday shirt as if he was trying to look somewhat put together. He will then take one more deep breath, looking around the room before he starts to move towards Ophelia where his soliloquy