Hamlet Soliloquies

Shakespeare uses multiple soliloquies to reveal Hamlet's true thoughts. A soliloquy is an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play. These soliloquies are important because they reveal characters true thoughts, that would not be shown in regular conversation. In Hamlet, there are seven different soliloquies, each one builds upon each other and show the development of the character Hamlet. These soliloquies throughout the play further advance the plot, and reveal what Hamlet’s inner thoughts are.
The first soliloquy tells about the position that Hamlet is in. Hamlet's father had just been murdered and his mother had gotten re married to his father's brother. “O, that this too too solid flesh would melt Thaw and resolve itself into a dew!Or that the Everlasting had not fix’d His canon ‘gainst self-slaughter!” (Act I, Scene II, Pg. 10) At this point, Hamlet is contemplating suicide because of the distress he is going through. He is conflicted because he knows it is against his religion, therefore he knows he can not commit suicide. “But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue” (Act I, Scene II, Page 11) Although Hamlet is extremely overwhelmed and upset about his mother's
Hamlet is so upset at this point, he does not want King Claudius to go to heaven. “At gaming, swearing, or about some act That has no relish of salvation in't; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven,and that his soul may be as damn'd and black As hell, whereto it goes.”(Act III, Scene III, Page 71) Hamlet has come to the conclusion that if he doesn't want Claudius to go to heaven he needs to murder him while he is committing a sin. At this point Hamlet's character has developed because we understand how serious he has become to avenge his father's