Why Is Hamlet's Soliloquy

Laurence Olivier Hamlet 1948 was my favorite soliloquy. Although the character itself is thinking about suicide, the actor doesn’t portray as if he really wants to die. He knows deep down inside that it would be stupid to end his character’s life because things aren’t going his way just yet. The music gives the viewer the idea that Hamlet is absolutely unsure about taking his own life. When he pulls out the knife a big bang sounds off, which gave me the sense that Hamlet was going to kill himself right then, but then he thinks about what he has been through and why he just wants to end all of his problems. The position of his body demonstrates his attitude and mood. Obviously he’s on a edge of a cliff alone where he is to himself and can contemplate