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Hamlet Soliloquies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hamlet's 1st soliloquy | "O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt" - 1.2, paradigm shift and suicidal thoughts that conflict with religious beliefs, after Claudius and Gertrude's ignorance |
| Hamlet's 2nd soliloquy | "O all you host of heaven! O Earth! What else?" - 1.5, vows to only live by father's commandment (revenge), emotionally unstable, after hearing the truth from ghost |
| Hamlet's 3rd soliloquy | "O what a rogue and peasant slave am I!" - 2.2, after hearing Pyrrhus story, angry at himself for not taking action yet, claims he needs more proof before he can do anything (justification) |
| Hamlet's 4th soliloquy | "To be or not to be---that is the question" - 3.1, contemplating suicide again because his life is difficult and he is scared of unknown afterlife, wishes he could stop thinking |
| Ophelia's soliloquy | "O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown!" - 3.1, after Hamlet's berating speech to her (get thee to a nunnery), scarred from how Hamlet has been treating her, the love of her life and a nobleman is now crazy, feels she is the cause of his madness |
| Hamlet's 5th soliloquy | "Tis now the very witching time of night" - 3.2, after recorder speech to R and G and successful Mousetrap, expresses new violent and angry revenge thoughts then takes them to his mother |
| Claudius' 1st soliloquy | "O my offense is rank, it smells to heaven" - 3.3, after being exposed at the Mousetrap, reveals he cannot pray, tries to ask for forgiveness but doesn't want to give up power and queen, feels guilty for what he has done |
| Hamlet's 6th soliloquy | "Now might I do it pat, now he is a-praying" - 3.3, sees Claudius alone and wants to kill him, over thinks doesn't kill him because he would go to heaven (not the revenge he wants), postpones his purging |
| Claudius' 2nd soliloquy | "Follow him at foot; tempt him with speed abroad" - 4.3, making R and G escort Hamlet to England, reveals that he has ordered Hamlet's death in England, will only feel happy once he knows that Hamlet is dead |
| Hamlet's 7th soliloquy | "How all occasions do inform against me" - 4.4, after running into Fortinbras' army fighting courageously for bad land, everywhere he goes he sees everyone taking action, realizes he has something worth fighting for and vows to take action |
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