Hamlet Soliloquy Essay

In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, seven soliloquies are performed by the main character, Prince Hamlet. A soliloquy is an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when presumably alone. Each soliloquy is different from the last. The tone of each soliloquy changes erratically. It may be a dull and melancholy feeling at some times, while others may exhibit an essence of darkness and malice. As the story progresses and more soliloquys are performed, Hamlet’s mental status is exposed. In particular, three soliloquies performed by Hamlet reveal his fear for his family’s demise, his enthusiastic willingness to find his father’s killer, and his growing madness towards loved ones. Moreover, Hamlet is, indeed, an indecisive man, mostly due to paranoia.
Hamlet reveals his fear for his family’s demise in the first soliloquy.
Hamlet’s second soliloquy occurs right after the ghost of his fallen father leaves. Before this Hamlet was given certain information that his fathers killer was in fact a close relative. Hamlet’s enthusiasm towards finding his fathers killer is shown when important information is given to him by an apparition, his rage towards the killer increases, and the behavior of King Claudius and Queen Gertrude horrify Hamlet. This soliloquy reveals an important secret to Hamlet and carries his rage and grief. He is shocked, stunned, and in a great grief upon realizing that his father was rather murdered by Hamlet’s uncle. The king told Hamlet everything that happened the time in the garden. The King, being asleep, did not hear anything, so Claudius poured poison down his brother’s ear. Now Prince Hamlet was fully aware that his father’s death was caused by his uncle. Hamlet felt like he needed to kill Claudius for what he did, but he instead devised a plan that would remind Claudius of what he did. The words of the ghost linger in Hamlets