soliloquies Flashcards
Hamlets first soliloquy
Act 1 scene 2
“ O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew!”
meaning of Hamlets First soliloquy
contemplating suicide after his fathers death
disloyalty of Gertrude marrying so soon after his Uncle and his revolution towards his mother for it
Hamlets second soliloquy
Act 1 scene 5
“ O all you lost of heaven!”
meaning of Hamlets second soliloquy
carries his rage and grief as he has just found out the true cause of his fathers death
refers to Claudius as a ‘damned villian’
Hamlets third soliloquy
Act 2 scene 2
“ Ay, so, God buy ye.
Now I am alone. O what a rogue and peasant slave am I!”
meaning of Hamlets third soliloquy
criticising himself for not acing
creates a parallelism with universe to Claudius– play
Hamlets fourth soliloquy
Act 3 scene 1
“ To be or not to be that is the question”
meaning of fourth soliloquy
consideration of committing suicide
“ To die to sleep- no more”
Hamlet fifth soliloquy
Act 3 scene 2
“ Tis now the very witching time of night”
meaning of fifth soliloquy
focuses on the upcoming conversation between Hamlet and his mother
he will treat her harshly but will not hurt her -“ I will speak daggers to her but use none.”
Hamlets sixth soliloquy
Act 3 Scene 3
“Now might I do it pat, now he is praying: And I’ll do’t”
meaning of sixth soliloquy
intention of murdering the king but restrains as he is praying and seeking for forgiveness of his sins– he fears he will go to heaven if he kills him now
Hamlets seventh soliloquy
Act 4 scene 4
“How all occasions do inform against me and spur my dull revenge”
meaning of seventh soliloquy
information from the captains stimulates his thoughts of revenge
criticising of his inaction
