In the play Hamlet, the main character experiences an array of emotions. Likewise, Shakespeare employs many soliloquies throughout the play to allow the reader to see these various emotions Hamlet experiences which aids in the characterization of Hamlet. One soliloquy that best shows readers Hamlet’s character begins with the famous phrase “To be or not to be” (3.1.64).
In the first words of the soliloquy, Shakespeare shows readers the mindfulness Hamlet possesses by featuring the question “To be or not to be” (3.1.64). This question allows readers to witness the confusion Hamlet experienced following learning about the death of his father. Hamlet is debating whether or not to continue living or to take his own life, and the phrase also displays
In the first words of the soliloquy, Shakespeare shows readers the mindfulness Hamlet possesses by featuring the question “To be or not to be” (3.1.64). This question allows readers to witness the confusion Hamlet experienced following learning about the death of his father. Hamlet is debating whether or not to continue living or to take his own life, and the phrase also displays