Hamlet's Trio
The Pinnacle of Hamlet
(How the soliloquies of Hamlet's first two speeches come to a finale in his third.)
Trio’s are the basis of history; take a look at the trio of the Three Musketeers, the Stooges, Marcus Brutus, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony. There is something magical about the power of three. Shakespeare recognized this and often had may triples that he used to catch people’s attention. Brutus was Caesar’s best friend but, “Yet Brutus knows that he has no personal reason to destroy Caesar, and even "the general" reason is somewhat shaky, for Caesar has not yet proved himself a tyrant.” (Henze) The idea of a trio is incredibly constructive and destructive depending on the situation. However, when a trio is related in the context …show more content…
In Act 1, Hamlet laments over his father’s death among other things. He first admits that he wishes he could commit suicide if it wouldn’t damn his soul to an unending hell. “O that this too too solid flesh would melt,Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew!” (Act I, Scene II) Next he gets emotional about his father's untimely death. Finally he goes on a rampage about his mother’s marriage to his uncle simply because it was so soon after his father’s death. “Hamlet ... is dominated by an emotion which ... is in excess of the facts as they appear.” (Cruttwell) Hamlet really just explains his emotional state in the first soliloquy. He is obviously very angry at his mother and uncle and in a little bit after his talk with the ghost, he is going to get much more …show more content…
Up to this point, all Hamlet has done is talk and talk and talk. Listen to other people talk too. Even critics agree, “But it's awhile before the play gets its blood pumping.” (Collins-Hughes) However, at this point, Hamlet finally decides on a course of action and begins to take part in his own ideas. “Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles…” (Act III, Scene I) Hamlet is contemplating not taking action or finally doing something about his predicament. As he talks through everything he decides he must kill the King to avenge his father while acting mad so no one suspects his plan and tries to stop
(How the soliloquies of Hamlet's first two speeches come to a finale in his third.)
Trio’s are the basis of history; take a look at the trio of the Three Musketeers, the Stooges, Marcus Brutus, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony. There is something magical about the power of three. Shakespeare recognized this and often had may triples that he used to catch people’s attention. Brutus was Caesar’s best friend but, “Yet Brutus knows that he has no personal reason to destroy Caesar, and even "the general" reason is somewhat shaky, for Caesar has not yet proved himself a tyrant.” (Henze) The idea of a trio is incredibly constructive and destructive depending on the situation. However, when a trio is related in the context …show more content…
In Act 1, Hamlet laments over his father’s death among other things. He first admits that he wishes he could commit suicide if it wouldn’t damn his soul to an unending hell. “O that this too too solid flesh would melt,Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew!” (Act I, Scene II) Next he gets emotional about his father's untimely death. Finally he goes on a rampage about his mother’s marriage to his uncle simply because it was so soon after his father’s death. “Hamlet ... is dominated by an emotion which ... is in excess of the facts as they appear.” (Cruttwell) Hamlet really just explains his emotional state in the first soliloquy. He is obviously very angry at his mother and uncle and in a little bit after his talk with the ghost, he is going to get much more …show more content…
Up to this point, all Hamlet has done is talk and talk and talk. Listen to other people talk too. Even critics agree, “But it's awhile before the play gets its blood pumping.” (Collins-Hughes) However, at this point, Hamlet finally decides on a course of action and begins to take part in his own ideas. “Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles…” (Act III, Scene I) Hamlet is contemplating not taking action or finally doing something about his predicament. As he talks through everything he decides he must kill the King to avenge his father while acting mad so no one suspects his plan and tries to stop