Hamlet Seventh Soliloquy

The play Hamlet by William Shakespeare is arguably one of the most well-known plays of all time. Written in the 1600’s, Shakespeare chooses Hamlet, a prince, as the protagonist and main character of the play. Hamlet experiences many emotionally life changing events from the beginning until the end of the play. Hamlet’s transformation from a helpless man in despair into a determined, confident man is revealed in the soliloquies which are reflections of his experiences of self-realization. There is a drastic change from the first soliloquy to the seventh soliloquy by Hamlet’s character. His growth is seen best through the soliloquies being that is the only time that Hamlet can truly open up and let out his inner thoughts and feelings.
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Up until now, the consequences of the murder he must commit worried him, and he thought "too precisely on th'event." (4.4.43). Throughout all his soliloquies, he has made it clear that he has the tendency to think instead of act. However, during his lasting and difficult journey with his emotions, thoughts and decisions, Hamlet has finally realized what needs to be done; take action. The soliloquy is crucial to our understanding of the development of this character; he starts off as a hopeless prince in despair and eventually becomes a heroic avenger for his father. We can divide this into 5 main parts: revenge, action, how to act, example and resolution. Hamlet begins by stating his mission: "How all occasions do inform against me / And spur my dull revenge!" (4.4.433-34). He then admits to himself that he needs to act as soon as possible and to stop overthinking. Then Hamlet uses Fortinbras as an example of how he should act: "Led by this army of such mass and charge, / Led by a delicate and tender Prince . . . to all that fortune, death and danger dare, / Even for an eggshell”. (4.4.47-53). Thereafter, he uses the Polish and Norwegians’ will to die for their country as an example of bravery and honor. Finally, Hamlet decided that he is ready to avenge his father as a resolution: “Oh from this time forth, My thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth”. (4.4.64-65). Not ready to die" By: Avenged Sevenfold is a song
The scene begins with Osiric, a servant informing Hamlet that Claudius has invited him to duel with Laertes. Horatio advises him not to attend, but Hamlet denies his advice saying: “all’s ill here about my heart,” meaning one must be ready for death no matter the circumstances. The men start the duel and Hamlet gets two hits on Laertes consecutively and refuses to drink from the cup of wine that Claudius is offering him. Finally, Laertes gets a hit on Hamlet with the poisoned sword. Soon after, during a scuffle, the men exchange swords, and hamlet gets the poisoned on. Sine Hamlet has not taken his cup of wine (that is poisoned), Gertrude drinks from it instead and suddenly dies while crying out for help. At the same time, Laertes is hit with the poisoned sword declares, “I am justly kill’d with my own treachery” (5.2.318). Hamlet, noticing that Claudius poisoned the drink of his mother, runs towards him, pierces him with the sword and makes him drink the rest of the poisoned drink. Horation runs to dying Hamlet, who asks him to tell his story to everyone, free his name and for Fortinbras to become the new king of Denmark. Evidently, this scene is action-packed and has a tragic ending. Therefore, the song I choose for this scene is Nite becomes day – Citizen Cope because of the mood this song brings to the listeners. It essentially sums up he tragic tone of