Soliloquy

He talks about the vile and incestuous wedding that has occurred, about suicide and about the rankness and corruption within Denmark and the world, describing the world as an unweeded garden. However, the juxtapositions give his speech greater meaning. He compares his late father (King Hamlet) to his once uncle now (step) father (Claudius), as “Hyperion to a satyr” (I.ii.142). Hyperion was the Greek titan who was the father of the sun, dawn, and moon. He had virtues of honour, integrity, and…

with a valiant Macbeth pondering his morals before eventually deciding to commit treason but later he has become ruthless. He breaks the law without thought. (I, VII) Macbeth ponders the consequences of him killing Duncan in a soliloquy. In the beginning of his soliloquy, Macbeth wants to murder Duncan quickly so as to have no hesitations. (I, VII, 2-5) Shakespeare uses a metaphor to Macbeth hunting and catching a wild animal without being harmed. He refers to the killing as if to catch the…

Romeo’s final words in Romeo and Juliet, 5.3.101-120 are a soliloquy, as it is words he speaks aloud without an audience to hear him within the play. Shakespeare wrote the passage in his standard blank verse, lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter mirroring natural human speech. This particular soliloquy dispels fate, which is a unifying theme throughout the rest of the text. Fate exists as the foundation upon which Romeo has decided to construct his death. By taking fate into his own hands, Romeo…

magnanimous one. Cassius utilizes manipulation to take advantage of people which contradicts to Brutus’ honest demeanor. After believing that he has almost convinced Brutus to perform as the commander of the plot against Caesar, Cassius has a revealing soliloquy. “Well, Brutus, thou art noble; yet, I see, Thy honourable metal may be wrought From that it is disposed: therefore it is meet That noble minds keep…

Claudius’s self revelation soliloquy, where he expresses his heavy burden of guilt attained from the murder of his brother. The formal features within the extract assist to the portrayal of underlying characters motives and emotions, as well as connecting relatable lines or words to other parts of the play. The exploration of the two characters are seen through soliloquies, a personal moment which enhances the intimacy between character and audience. Claudius’s soliloquy is imperative for the…

Iago’s soliloquies reveal his true motives and foreshadow events within the play, by Iago abusing his honest reputation to deceive the characters. Although Iago is constantly referenced by ‘honest’ or ‘good’ Iago, his soliloquies help correctly define his character in the play. This is shown when Cassio confides in Iago and he advises Cassio to speak to Desdemona, instead of Othello, to regain his position. Iago reveals that “whiles this honest fool/ Plies Desdemona to repair his fortune/ And…

William Shakespeare uses a lot of literary devices throughout the text to generate the tone of the soliloquy in act 1, scene 7. In this scene, a lot of thoughts are going through Macbeth’s mind as he is trying to look at both sides of the deed he is going to perform. He wants to be the the king, but is afraid of the punishment of the crime. Shakespeare makes the audience aware of Macbeth’s struggle and confusion by using a lot of metaphors and similes. In the metaphor, “if assassination could…

Edmund starts as the first character to be in a contrast scene; he uses his negativity to open a private scene of scheme. He starts by delivering a soliloquy revealing all of his dark intentions, including his ambition to become the next Earl of Gloucester "Legitimate Edgar, I must have your land"(1.2.16). Edmund starts with his rude plan by convincing Gloucester that Edgar is trying to kill him with ease. Gloucester breaks down predicting that things will get worse "These late eclipses in the…

Brutus has a long soliloquy during Act II of Julius Caesar, in which he makes several claims regarding Julius Caesar himself. Brutus claims: if Caesar were to become king, his personality will become pure ambition and ruthlessness, and killing him will be the only way to stop him. Brutus establishes his credibility by stating he has no ill will towards Caesar; however, he wants common good for the Roman people. This is a clear example of Ethos, “I know no cause to spurn at him, but for the…

Thanksgiving serving dinner to the homeless. Suddenly it’s not so easy to peg how people wind up the way they are. This is a question Shakespeare addressed more than four hundred years ago–the matter of nature versus nurture–in Friar Laurence’s soliloquy. Shakespeare believed people are like the plant that contains a substance that to one is a medicine that heals, and to another it is a poison that kills. Everybody is born with the capability to commit good and to commit evil. Where…