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    In Hamlet’s soliloquies he speaks of everything from early mourning‚ to suicide‚ to revenge. It seems as though he forgets to process all that has happened withing his family and simply tried making a solution for something he had not yet fully processed. He makes the Chirstian argument against suicide and even murder at times‚ but as the play goes on‚ Hamlet becomes more entrapped by his own demise. Finally‚ in Hamlet’s sixth soliloquy‚ he makes it clear that he wishes to

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    The purpose of a soliloquy is to outline the thoughts and feelings of a specific character at a point in the play. It opens up the characters views and philosophies to the audience while offering an unprejudiced perspective. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the first soliloquy of Act I‚ scene ii‚ is essential to the play as it highlights Hamlet’s inner conflicts. It develops themes such as lack of self worth‚ unfaithfulness‚ and mourning. All of which illuminate character traits of Hamlet. The

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    Claudius shows many characteristics of a villain but he also shows some characteristics that do not fit the usually criteria of a villain. If the story was told through Claudius perspective we might have seen him differently. Claudius has done a lot of bad things but‚ he is not all bad. Yes he killed his brother to become king and he was wrong for it but he was not

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    Hamlet‚ Claudius kills Hamlet’s father in order to marry Gertrude and become the king. Hamlet is deeply angered by all of this and vows to get revenge for his father’s death. He does not rush into killing Claudius though. There are several reasons why he may have not tried to kill him right away. One reason that Hamlet was hesitant to kill Claudius is because he is part of his family. He was first Hamlet’s uncle before his father was killed. After King Hamlet was dead‚ Claudius married Gertrude

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    Beyond Exposing Claudius: A Passage Analysis of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the characterisation of Hamlet is very well produced through his reactions to the truth of his father’s death. As Hamlet must keep his suspicions of his uncle‚ Claudius‚ contained‚ he struggles to decide on how to properly bring these actions to light. Throughout this passage‚ Hamlet exposes his disgust with his mother’s new marriage to his uncle‚ making it clear to the reader just how painful

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    The Serial Killer’s Soliloquy To kill‚ or not to kill: that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler to not murder The innocent people living pathetic lives‚ Or to take arms against a sea of people‚ Opposing me I end them. To execute; to terminate Lots more; and by terminate I end their pitiful Lives‚ and the thousand others that they bred‚ More fresh flesh‚ ‘tis a consummation I devoutly wish for. To massacre‚ to slaughter; To eradicate: to fulfill my dream: ay‚ there’s the catch; For

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    How does the 1.7 Soliloquy deepen the audience’s understanding of Macbeth’s conflicted state of mind? POINT: Contrast of heaven and hell imagery EVIDENCE: “his virtues Will plead like angels‚ trumpet-tongued against the deep damnation of his taking-off”. EXPLANATION: Macbeth prefigures the spirit of Duncan to be associated with heaven‚ and his own actions (‘taking him off’) representative of the Devil‚ suggesting the unnaturalness of the action and the evil of Macbeth’s character. ANALYSIS/

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    Summary of Iago’s second soliloquy: Iago’s second soliloquy is very revealing as it offers further insight into his motives. The extent of Iago’s hatred and contempt is suggested. It is weakness of his that he allows hatred to consume him in this way‚ using it as a driving force behind his action. It shows him shaping a plan out of the confusion of his emotionally charged thoughts. Iago examines his own thoughts‚ especially his hatred for Othello‚ "The Moor‚ howbeit that I endure him not" and

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    The character Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the Moore of Venice is a cunning individual whose jealousy is his sole purpose for existence (Bevington‚ 2014). Moreover‚ Iago is a student of human weaknesses‚ likely due to his military background‚ that becomes adapt a manipulating those around him. Also‚ manipulation to serve his purpose is not enough‚ but rather he intends to ruin the lives of those around him whether or not they have truly harmed or disrespected him. So‚ the picture of Iago is an

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    Edmund’s Soliloquy Analysis In this passage taken from King Lear by William Shakespeare‚ Edmund the illegitimate son of Gloucester and brother of Edgar‚ has clear rage for the stereotype he is placed under. Edgar‚ Gloucester’s legitimate son‚ will inherit all of his father’s land. By presenting the rage of Edmund Shakespeare carefully takes advantage of effective rhetorical devices in order to promote Edmund’s argument and further his stance on the issue. In this passage Shakespeare makes tactful

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