Interpretation of "To Be or Not to Be"
English 12 AP
In the play Hamlet, Prince Hamlet gave the one of most important soliloquy ever “To be, or not to be: that is the question:” this soliloquy is one of the best ever because of its location in the play and the devices and structures, Shakespeare used to amplify its meaning. The soliloquy is located in the Act 3, Scene 1, lines 64 to 98 and during the soliloquy, Hamlet is very troubled and in distressed about his future. Shakespeare magnified the placement of the soliloquy because first it is right after Prince Hamlet discoveries his father was murdered by his uncle Claudius, second that he has no one he can trust anymore and finally how can a player express a greater depth of feeling and expression for someone he does not even know. Shakespeare used many different devices ranging from antithesis, metonymy, metaphors, and parallel structure. The poetic structure used in the soliloquy is verse but the verse is used in a very complicated form because there are certain lines that more important than others lines in the soliloquy. The poetic devices and structures magnify Hamlet’s self-conflict in which he is facing in the soliloquy. Shakespeare magnified the soliloquy by placing it right before the climax unfolds and by using devices and structure to enhance the meaning of the soliloquy. The soliloquy “To be, or not to be: that is the question:” placed by Shakespeare was magnified by its location because it was after many conflicts and incidents that influenced Prince Hamlet. In this soliloquy, Prince Hamlet is debating between the disadvantages and advantages of existence and whether if it is one’s right to end their own existence. The location of the soliloquy explains why Prince Hamlet is questioning his existence because in the first place he learns that the death of his father was a homicide and his “uncle father” was the killer. This event causes Prince Hamlet internal conflict because all he wonders is about revenge, and hatred towards his
In the play Hamlet, Prince Hamlet gave the one of most important soliloquy ever “To be, or not to be: that is the question:” this soliloquy is one of the best ever because of its location in the play and the devices and structures, Shakespeare used to amplify its meaning. The soliloquy is located in the Act 3, Scene 1, lines 64 to 98 and during the soliloquy, Hamlet is very troubled and in distressed about his future. Shakespeare magnified the placement of the soliloquy because first it is right after Prince Hamlet discoveries his father was murdered by his uncle Claudius, second that he has no one he can trust anymore and finally how can a player express a greater depth of feeling and expression for someone he does not even know. Shakespeare used many different devices ranging from antithesis, metonymy, metaphors, and parallel structure. The poetic structure used in the soliloquy is verse but the verse is used in a very complicated form because there are certain lines that more important than others lines in the soliloquy. The poetic devices and structures magnify Hamlet’s self-conflict in which he is facing in the soliloquy. Shakespeare magnified the soliloquy by placing it right before the climax unfolds and by using devices and structure to enhance the meaning of the soliloquy. The soliloquy “To be, or not to be: that is the question:” placed by Shakespeare was magnified by its location because it was after many conflicts and incidents that influenced Prince Hamlet. In this soliloquy, Prince Hamlet is debating between the disadvantages and advantages of existence and whether if it is one’s right to end their own existence. The location of the soliloquy explains why Prince Hamlet is questioning his existence because in the first place he learns that the death of his father was a homicide and his “uncle father” was the killer. This event causes Prince Hamlet internal conflict because all he wonders is about revenge, and hatred towards his