One particular point that I love about Hamlet, the character, is the perfect blend of decisiveness and enough control to not make rash decisions. Throughout the play, Hamlet is thrown into several predicaments in which he has to make difficult decisions. Hamlet encounters a ghost that claims to be his deceased father and the ghost said “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (1.5.31). This ghost is saying to commit an act of treason and kill the sitting king, Claudius, because revenge needs to be taken. This is a lot to comprehend for a boy that recently lost his father. Some say that Hamlet is being indecisive for taking so long to decide whether or not to kill Claudius. I frankly disagree with it because it is a huge decision that Hamlet
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The dictionary definition of the device is an act of speaking one 's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play. Throughout Hamlet, soliloquies play a tremendous role in informing the reader about Hamlet’s deep, inner thoughts and motives. Shakespeare used a total of seven soliloquies throughout the play and each one of added to the work as a whole. His most famous one by far is the “to be or not to be” one. During this soliloquy, Hamlet revealed his inner struggle between life and death. Towards the end of it, Hamlet states “Be all my sins remembered” (3.1.98). I interpreted this as Hamlet making the conscious decision to carry out his plan against king Claudius. Even though this is before the mock murder of old Hamlet, I believe that Hamlet came to realize that death was inevitable and he was not going to let Claudius get away with the death of his father. The soliloquy enables the audience to almost have a conversation with Hamlet and gain insight to what is going on with him. Although Shakespeare might not have invented it, he most certainly did promote the use of it. In one of my favorite Netflix shows, House of Cards, Frank Underwood uses a series of soliloquies to inform the audience about what his next move is. This adds dramatic irony to the work and gives the viewer a slight edge over characters in the show. Shakespeare’s use of the soliloquy throughout his plays surely added to his work and later literature down the
The dictionary definition of the device is an act of speaking one 's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play. Throughout Hamlet, soliloquies play a tremendous role in informing the reader about Hamlet’s deep, inner thoughts and motives. Shakespeare used a total of seven soliloquies throughout the play and each one of added to the work as a whole. His most famous one by far is the “to be or not to be” one. During this soliloquy, Hamlet revealed his inner struggle between life and death. Towards the end of it, Hamlet states “Be all my sins remembered” (3.1.98). I interpreted this as Hamlet making the conscious decision to carry out his plan against king Claudius. Even though this is before the mock murder of old Hamlet, I believe that Hamlet came to realize that death was inevitable and he was not going to let Claudius get away with the death of his father. The soliloquy enables the audience to almost have a conversation with Hamlet and gain insight to what is going on with him. Although Shakespeare might not have invented it, he most certainly did promote the use of it. In one of my favorite Netflix shows, House of Cards, Frank Underwood uses a series of soliloquies to inform the audience about what his next move is. This adds dramatic irony to the work and gives the viewer a slight edge over characters in the show. Shakespeare’s use of the soliloquy throughout his plays surely added to his work and later literature down the