Significance Of Hamlet's Soliloquy

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2. I believe the significance of this scene is stressed on Hamlet’s soliloquy, but there is also, a great deal of importance in other aspects of this scene, such as his interaction with Ophelia and the plan Polonius and Claudius devise. Hamlet’s famous, “To be, or not to be…” speech is plastered everywhere and I never knew what it meant as a child, but given that even the media makes references to this soliloquy it must be significant. In this scene, Hamlet expresses his contemplation of suicide to the audience and presents his logical reasons for killing himself, but then shows why life is worth living. The Prince of Denmark shows us that being afraid of death makes us cowards, but because of this we live, which results in being his final …show more content…
While Ophelia and Hamlet are conversing I noticed that it was witty and clever first hand with sexual innuendos; however, Shakespeare uses some slang that are sexual slang that are used as regular words now, such as nothing. I thought this conversation was interesting and almost served as a comic relief to the tension that is carried out throughout the play. During the play, Hamlet kept talking, so I imagine it was annoying for the people watching to hear, but when Claudius ordered the whole play to stop I thought that was a little excessive, I understand he is guilty, but he did not need to ruin it for everyone, at least it proved his guilt though. Following the play, the next interesting interaction was with his two childhood friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. During this interaction, I think Hamlet spoke a tad sharp, but did it very intelligently and even made references and metaphors to make his point. At this point in the play, I do not think Hamlet is crazy because he is still using his mind well, if anything he might be believing that he is crazy, but I believe he is still …show more content…
The relationship between Hamlet and his mother in the play has always been frustrated on Hamlet’s part, but he has never expressed it so harshly as he does so in this scene, which shows the change in his mindset and their relationship. Hamlet says to his mother, Queen Gertrude, “A bloody deed? Almost as bad, good mother, as kill a king and marry with his brother,” (III, iv, Lines 28-9). This shows that Hamlet is putting a lot of blame on his mother in efforts to make her feel guilty and to call her out on the immoral deed that she has committed with her incentuous marriage. Gertrude says in response to Hamlet’s sharp words, “Oh, speak to me no more! These words like daggers enter in my ears; no more, sweet Hamlet,” (III, iv, Lines 94-6). I believe these sharp words came to her by surprise and this behavioral change in her son has caught her off guard, but it is also, hard to hear such words from a child you birthed. I understand where she is coming from, but this shows how the relationship between them has taken a turn and affected them both in different

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