Hamlet's Last Soliloquy

Dearest friends, family and the people of Denmark. We gather here today to mourn the loss of the noble prince, loyal son and true friend, Prince Hamlet. But we are not here only to mourn, but to reminisce the times we have spent with him, both the good and the bad and to remember him as the person he was. Prince Hamlet did not live a very fortunate, on the contrary his final weeks were filled with a tragedy none of us should have to bear, but he lived his life to the full and I am sure that he has, in some way touched the lives of all of us here today.

     Ophelia describes Hamlet as 'the courtier's soldier, scholar's eye, tongue and sword, Th'expectancy and rose of fair state, the glass of fashion and the mould of form, Th'observed of all observers (Act 3 Scene 1) He is the ideal man. But, after his madness and the death of her father she sees him as 'a noble mind o'er thrown!' (Act 3 Scene 1). Ophelia suffers from Hamlet's disillusionment; his attitude to her in Act 3 Scene 1 is hard to explain.  His faith in women was shattered by his mother's marriage and it is also possible that Hamlet knows that Ophelia has been ordered to seek him out- yet how strong could their love have been as there is little excuse for the

In the sixth soliloquy of Hamlet, written by Shakespeare, Hamlet finally begins to realize his procrastination. In this soliloquy we discover how Hamlet is purely a follower; he needs to compare himself to another person in order to realize his own flaws. This constitutes his madness as he is seemingly an intelligent man, as suggested by some of his previous soliloquies, but yet is unable to see his own wrongdoings until after it becomes too late. In his sudden realization, he confesses his procrastination and it all becomes clear that he was aware of it the whole time. It thus can be concluded that Hamlet has been fooling us, as all of his wise choices seem to come after some unusual circumstances and not solely from his intellect.

When analyzing Shakespeare's Hamlet through the deconstructionist lens various elements of the play come into sharper focus. Hamlet's beliefs about himself and his crisis over indecision are expounded upon by the binary oppositions created in his soliloquies.

‘A time comes in the life of the most wretched when they do realize their mistakes and tries penance in their own way. Once I been attacked by influenza and having a high temperature, the animal instincts of my step father forced himself on me, right before my mother. I pleaded with my folded hands to let me be spared, I requested my mother to help me in relieving from the predator as my condition doesn’t permit to be his partner. My mother asked my step father to free me, when the words of my mother didn’t move him, she brought out a sword and to intimidate him flashed in the air, but the tip of the sword cuts off the veins of his neck and he fell down on me, killing him instantly, the blood oozing out profusely, drenched me fully. Horror

"Toward the start of the play, as Hamlet has chosen to imagine frenzy, he imagines he doesn't love Ophelia any longer, he even rejects her and abuse her (Act 3, scene 1). This, obviously, implies he has been infatuated with her some time recently, has let her feel that she was cherished. Her agony is then all the more extraordinary. Why has he faked lack of interest towards her, to reject her, to deny that he cherishes her? Why does he rehash "To a convent, go". There were numerous other conceivable methods for faking franticness. What is essential at that stage in the play is that Hamlet doesn't realize what he's going to do yet. His meeting with Ophelia instantly takes after his "regarding life, what to think about it" monolog. So he realizes

Throughout the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, many of the most impactful scenes are portrayed in the form of soliloquies. A number of these soliloquies give great insight into the minds of different characters. Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 3, is one of the most important soliloquies in the play because it takes place just before the actual climax and reveals a lot about both Hamlet and Claudius’s mental states. These revelations act as great build up for what is to come later in the play.

"Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay, Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.”(5.1.193-195) William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a tragedy revolved around the prince of Denmark who seeks revenge for his father’s death. At the start of the play Hamlet who is very troubled is suffering from intense grief and is angry about how his father’s death was dealt with encouraging him to commit suicide to end his misery. When Hamlet learns that his father was murdered he sees death as the only answer to avenge his death. Hamlet becomes obsessed with death and its effects when he encounters the King’s jester’s skull. Therefore Hamlet’s view on suicide changes from being afraid of the afterlife to death is just a matter of life.

It is said that Hamlet was written four times throughout history. However, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet was written between 1599 and 1602. During this time, England was in the midst of the English Reformation. This caused a religious debate and warlike tendencies between Protestant and Catholic people.[3] Through Claudius’ soliloquy in act Ⅲ, scene Ⅲ, Shakespeare used culture, religion and social reality to capture the Elizabethan audience.

In Act II of Hamlet, the play begins ton intensify. We approach the point of the rising action, where all the tensions begin to build up. In this Act we take note of Hamlet’s slight character development from Act I, and now his mindset begins to mature and think a little more wisely. We will see conflicts between characters escalate as they proceed behind each others backs. Lastly, we will take notice how relationships between the characters change.

With his heart shattered and ego in shambles Hamlet’s love for Ophelia still persists throughout the play. When Ophelia confronts Hamlet to return his letters he says that “No, not I. I never gave you aught.” (III.I) Internally Hamlet is crushed; he opened up to Ophelia so much only to have it all handed back as though it meant nothing to her. For Hamlet the situation is so unbearably embarrassing that he feels that redirecting blame from himself to Ophelia is the best solution. In a letter to Ophelia, Hamlet wrote to “Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love. O dear Ophelia, I am ill at these numbers. I have not art to reckon my groans, but that I love thee best” (II.II) Through everything Hamlet told Ophelia to never doubt that he loved her. The way Hamlet treats Ophelia isn’t from lack of love, but rather, he feels betrayed by the way Ophelia disregarded his feelings. In light of Ophelia’s fate Hamlet asks Laertes “Dost thou come here to whine, To outface me with leaping in her grave? Be buried quick with her?—and so will I.”(V.I) To Hamlet, life isn’t worth living without Ophelia. Even with Ophelia dead, and with no other reason to deceive, Hamlet still openly speaks about Ophelia as though he loves her. Hamlet’s resilient love can also

Claudius decision to marry his brother’s wife in haste and his curiosity to determine Hamlet’s behavior after his father’s death resulted in Hamlet’s suspiciousness on Claudius actions. The quote that suggests. Because of Claudius' activities toward the start of the play, where he murders King Hamlet, Claudius' inner voice is heavy. Claudius could have easily avoided this tragic situation from the start of the play if he thought about the outcomes that would affect him and others surrounding him. Due to his inability to do this it resulted in many deaths and made him charge of the tragic outcome of the play. As Claudius realizes that Hamlet possesses a threat, having to do with the knowledge of King Hamlet’s death, Claudius decides to send

Hamlet’s soliloquy that starts off with “to be, or not to be: that is the question […]” might be one of the most often quoted text excerpts in history.

Hamlet’s identity crisis is evident within his soliloquies since when alienated, he allows himself to contemplate over life and death, where he questions how to free himself from the dilemma within his family. Within act three, Hamlet’s To be or not to be soliloquy marks his contemplation of his life and his obsession of determining the essence of human existence. Hamlet phrases the question at a metaphysical level, where his thoughts begin to waver between two extremes, which is evident when he says, “To be or not to be? That is the question_ Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing, end them? To die, to sleep--- No more--- and by a sleep

Claudius’ actions are very immoral because he married his brother’s wife after his brother died. He starts off with a dedication to his brother while using his language to marry Gertrude, his brother’s widow. He uses language to create the appearance of modesty. Did anyone else believe the marriage was immoral?