Hamlet's Revenge
The Revenge of Hamlet
Hamlet 's sixth soliloquy is full of irony, philosophy, and with the familiar subject of revenge. It reflects themes of the entire play, and it helped further my understanding of Shakespeare 's masterpiece, Hamlet. The main character, in his second-to-last monologue reflects Claudius ' regret which is an obstacle to revenge. This barrier creates frustration for Hamlet, but also is a reason for further procrastination, which is usually Hamlet 's way out of a situation. The subject of the soliloquy is essentially that if Claudius is killed by Hamlet while praying, he will go to heaven. This situation is ironic because of Claudius ' secret inability to pray, and the irony is unknowingly reflected throughout Hamlet 's viewpoint of the situation. Hamlet 's philosophy is educated, but very ironic, as are many of the words and images that Hamlet uses. The characteristics of this soliloquy, the subject, irony, Hamlet 's procrastination and his philosophy are true reflections of the entire play, and that is why my understanding of the play developed and improved by examining the sixth soliloquy.
The subject of Hamlet 's sixth aside is very similar to his other six because of his inability to act upon his conviction. Hamlet is told to avenge his father 's unnatural murder knowing fully that this is his duty."
"Revenge tragedy has long been recognized, on the one hand, for the speed with which it becomes virtually synonymous with stage misogyny and, on the other, for its generic and sometimes profound investment in recognizably Renaissance process of mourning- revenge, after all, is the private response to socially unaccommodated grief- but typically mourning and misogyny have been considered in isolation from one another, in separate studies and only insofar as the duplicate Renaissance habits of thought articulated elsewhere in medical or philosophical discourse."(Mullaney)
However, throughout the play we discover his soft heart and often his
Hamlet 's sixth soliloquy is full of irony, philosophy, and with the familiar subject of revenge. It reflects themes of the entire play, and it helped further my understanding of Shakespeare 's masterpiece, Hamlet. The main character, in his second-to-last monologue reflects Claudius ' regret which is an obstacle to revenge. This barrier creates frustration for Hamlet, but also is a reason for further procrastination, which is usually Hamlet 's way out of a situation. The subject of the soliloquy is essentially that if Claudius is killed by Hamlet while praying, he will go to heaven. This situation is ironic because of Claudius ' secret inability to pray, and the irony is unknowingly reflected throughout Hamlet 's viewpoint of the situation. Hamlet 's philosophy is educated, but very ironic, as are many of the words and images that Hamlet uses. The characteristics of this soliloquy, the subject, irony, Hamlet 's procrastination and his philosophy are true reflections of the entire play, and that is why my understanding of the play developed and improved by examining the sixth soliloquy.
The subject of Hamlet 's sixth aside is very similar to his other six because of his inability to act upon his conviction. Hamlet is told to avenge his father 's unnatural murder knowing fully that this is his duty."
"Revenge tragedy has long been recognized, on the one hand, for the speed with which it becomes virtually synonymous with stage misogyny and, on the other, for its generic and sometimes profound investment in recognizably Renaissance process of mourning- revenge, after all, is the private response to socially unaccommodated grief- but typically mourning and misogyny have been considered in isolation from one another, in separate studies and only insofar as the duplicate Renaissance habits of thought articulated elsewhere in medical or philosophical discourse."(Mullaney)
However, throughout the play we discover his soft heart and often his
Cited: DiYanni, Robert. "Literature: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark/ William Shakespeare." 5th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2002. Gottschalk, Paul. "Shakespeare Quarterly: Hamlet and the Scanning of Revenge." Vol. 24 No. 2. p.155-170 Mullaney, Steven. "Shakespeare Quarterly: Mourning an Misogyny." Vol. 45. No. 2.(Summer, 1994) p. 139-164