Development of Hamlet’s character through the use of figurative language by William Shakespeare Shakespeare did an outstanding job using soliloquies “Too Too Solid Flesh”, ”Now I am Alone”, and “To Be or Not to Be” describing Hamlets’ character through the use of figurative language. The first soliloquy mentioned above occurs after Hamlet’s Mother tells him not to go to Wittenberg and study but to stay home in Denmark against his own will. In this excerpt Hamlet thinks about suicide and how he wishes his flesh would “melt”. He also desires that suicide wouldn’t be considered a sin. This shows that he is deeply depressed because he is thinking about taking his own life. Also he is religious due to the fact
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He views the world as “weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable.” This also suggests that he is a very negative person. Similarly, Shakespeare used the soliloquy in “Now I am Alone” to expose Hamlets characterization. This is evidently a turning point in the play because Hamlet speaks to the audience for the first time. He states, “I’ll have these players play something like the murder of my father before mine uncle. I’ll observe his looks; I’ll tend his to be quick If he do blench I know my course”. Basically, he is going to hire someone to reenact his father’s death and to see how Claudius will react. This will determine is Claudius is the murderer. The quotation mentioned above demonstrates Hamlets deviousness and cleverness. Lastly, in the soliloquy, “To be or Not to Be” Hamlets characterization can be inferred from his speech. The basic meaning of the soliloquy is the moral meaning of life and death. Shakespeare writes in Act 3, Scene 1, lines 59-61, “To be, or not to be: that is the question: / Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune / Or to take arms against a sea of troubles”. It is clear that he is uncertain about life and death. This shows that he is indecisive as a person. He begins
He views the world as “weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable.” This also suggests that he is a very negative person. Similarly, Shakespeare used the soliloquy in “Now I am Alone” to expose Hamlets characterization. This is evidently a turning point in the play because Hamlet speaks to the audience for the first time. He states, “I’ll have these players play something like the murder of my father before mine uncle. I’ll observe his looks; I’ll tend his to be quick If he do blench I know my course”. Basically, he is going to hire someone to reenact his father’s death and to see how Claudius will react. This will determine is Claudius is the murderer. The quotation mentioned above demonstrates Hamlets deviousness and cleverness. Lastly, in the soliloquy, “To be or Not to Be” Hamlets characterization can be inferred from his speech. The basic meaning of the soliloquy is the moral meaning of life and death. Shakespeare writes in Act 3, Scene 1, lines 59-61, “To be, or not to be: that is the question: / Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune / Or to take arms against a sea of troubles”. It is clear that he is uncertain about life and death. This shows that he is indecisive as a person. He begins