Comparing Hamlet And Peasant Slave, By William Shakespeare

The “what is a man” speech and “rogue and peasant slave” have many similarities of thought basis and theology. Hamlet’s responsibility of needing to kill Claudius, anger at himself for his delay, and needing courage are all important aspects of the play. Hamlet is in a constant battle with what he knows he must do and his conscience. In these soliloquies we get to see insight into Hamlet’s thought processes about the predicaments he is in. Hamlet’s animosity toward Claudius grows as the speeches transition of “rogue and peasant slave” to “what is a man”. William Shakespeare wrote these speeches to show how Hamlet’s feels progress through the degrading of his own
morals.