Act IV Scene IV In William Shakespeare's Hamlet

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, was targeted to impress Elizabethan Era viewers and have them relate to social, economical and religious views throughout the play. Act IV, scene IV in Hamlets soliloquy touched upon occurring events, intriguing viewers. The words spoken by hamlet could be related and interpreted by the audience. Focussing on the Elizabethan era, the soliloquy in act IV, scene IV, targets the audiences of this time era as is mentions themes of social class and revenge, to stimulate the audience to relate to hamlets thoughts and feelings. Using a soliloquy, Shakespeare is able to draw the audience into Hamlets thoughts and emotions. The elizabethan era, was introduced to a new convention of dramatic technique that enticed the audience to understand
“A single character talks aloud inner thoughts to him or herself, but not within earshot of another character. Typically, a soliloquy is lengthy with a dramatic tone” (Justin Cash) The soliloquy, is able to lure the audience to understand Hamlets inner thoughts. As the audience is listening to Hamlets monologue, they understand the messages he is communicating. “And ever three parts coward—I do not know/ Why yet I live to say “This thing’s to do,” / Sith I have cause and will and strength and means / To do ’t. Examples gross as earth exhort me. /Witness this army of such mass and charge / Led by a delicate and tender prince, Whose spirit with divine ambition puffed” (4.4. 43-49) The audience realizes Hamlets reluctance to get on with the revenge of his father and discovers that he is going to abandon those feelings, and