hamlet essay quotes

Question 1

what soliloquy quotes represent the universal theme of dysfunctional familial relationships

Answer 1

2nd soliloquy:

“O most pernicious woman!”
“…smiling, damned villain!” Act 1:5

7th soliloquy:

“A father kill’d, a mother stain’d” Act 4:4

Question 2

what soliloquy quotes represent the universal theme of life and death

Answer 2

1st soliloquy:

“…had not fixed his canon ‘gainst self slaughter!” act 1:2

2nd soliloquy:

“to be, or not to be”
“shuffled off this mortal coil”
“bear the whips and scorns of time”
“the dread of something after death” Act 3:1

Question 3

what soliloquy quotes represent the universal theme of grief and loss

Answer 3

1st soliloquy:

“how weary, stale, and unprofitable…” Act 1:2

4th soliloquy:
“to be, or not to be”

“who would bear the whips and scorns of time” Act 3:1

Question 4

what soliloquy quotes represent the universal theme of the search for identity and meaning

Answer 4

3rd Soliloquy:
“What a rogue and peasant slave am i”

“A damn’d defeat was made. Am i a coward?”

“I am pigeon-livered.” - Act 2:2

4th soliloquy:
“To be, or not to be” - 4th soliloquy Act 3:1

7th soliloquy:
“From this time forth, my thoughts be bloody, or nothing worth!” - Act 4:4