Shakespeare uses alterations, similes, metaphors and etc. “…Dread of something after death” This is alliteration. Alteration make us think about hamlet more, it shows that hamlet is taking this seriously and is think considering death and life more.
“To be or not to be…” As the soliloquy starts off with a problem in its madness. It shows if Hamlet should kill himself or kill his uncle, and take over the throne! Hamlet is filtering all of these ideas of considering his death or life of pain. Another reason is if he kills himself it would be a shame, and a sin to kill himself!
Should Hamlet kill himself and still go to hell, or kill his uncle and also go to hell? “And makes us rather bear those ills we have, than fly to others that we know not of?” Shakespeare then used a rhetorical question, which shows his inner conflict by leaving the audience thinking about hamlets thoughts, and also to show he should bear the suffers of life.
Soon, Hamlet looses the will to live, and decides its time to choose one.
“The pangs of despised love, the law's delay,
The insolence of office, and the spurns
That patient merit of th' unworthy takes,”
This shows a list of problem in his life; he is starting to remember all the fateful times he had suffered because of his awful, hard working, and un-loved live. Hamlets inner conflict isn’t just about suicide because Hamlet also considers staying alive and suffering. However if he stays alive could the suffering end?
Shakespeare uses many metaphors, alliteration and similes, to make a vivid portrait in the audiences mind. An example of that is “…grunt and