Hamlet

1. Choose one of Hamlet’s soliloquies and discuss it in depth, showing how your understanding of the play as a whole was improved through closer examination of your chosen soliloquy. Full of irony, philosophy, and with the familiar subject of revenge, Hamlet’s sixth soliloquy reflects themes of the entire play, and helped further my understanding of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Hamlet. The title character, in his second-to-last monologue reflected upon yet another obstacle in his …

…of Hamlet. My understanding of Shakespeare’s individual craft was also improved; many characteristics of his writings shone through in Hamlet, particularly his creative and questioning philosophies, his use of the procrastinating lead character, and his interesting and absorbing use of irony. The foundation principles of Hamlet were also revealed in the sixth soliloquy; the nature of revenge in a corrupt world; and my understanding of these were improved through closer examination of the play.