Why Does Hamlet Feel At The Beginning Of Hamlet's First Soliloquy
1. How does Hamlet feel at the beginning of the soliloquy?
At the beginning of the soliloquy Hamlet is clearly quite depressed and even suicidal. This is evident from the heartfelt plea that makes to die “O! that this too too solid flesh would melt”. Hamlet is painfully aware however, that his flesh is indeed solid and sturdy and shows no sign of melting into “dew” however much he desires it.
It is obvious that Hamlet resents the “Everlasting” God who “fixed his canon against self-slaughter”. This creates a difficult situation for the mourning price and his comments highlight that he is a moral, religious person who fears angering God by breaking canon law.
Hamlet’s anguish and disillusionment are conveyed very clearly when he describes the world as “weary, stale, flat and unprofitable”. As he mourns the loss of his beloved father, the “excellent…king”, this young man cannot seem to find any solace or comfort in “this world”.
By comparing the world to an “unweeded garden/ That grows to seed, things rank and gross in nature”, Shakespeare’s Hamlet vocalises his disgust and loathing for the State of Denmark after his father’s demise. The use of natural imagery, a common feature in …show more content…
He is deeply suspicious and accuses her of shedding “unrighteous tears” from “galled eyes” just before she “married”. Therefore, in spite of his determination not to think on it any further, the prince is unable to forget about his mother’s recent behaviour and he begins to question her loyalty to his father. Using a simile to compare his mother to “Niobe” who “all tears” cried for the loss of her children, Hamlet feels that “a beast that wants discourse of reason/ Would have mourn’d longer”. Hamlet’s disgust for his mother has grown to such an extent, he now feels that she has less self-control than a base animal. This is a very powerful metaphor because it underlines Hamlet’s bitterness and fury for his
At the beginning of the soliloquy Hamlet is clearly quite depressed and even suicidal. This is evident from the heartfelt plea that makes to die “O! that this too too solid flesh would melt”. Hamlet is painfully aware however, that his flesh is indeed solid and sturdy and shows no sign of melting into “dew” however much he desires it.
It is obvious that Hamlet resents the “Everlasting” God who “fixed his canon against self-slaughter”. This creates a difficult situation for the mourning price and his comments highlight that he is a moral, religious person who fears angering God by breaking canon law.
Hamlet’s anguish and disillusionment are conveyed very clearly when he describes the world as “weary, stale, flat and unprofitable”. As he mourns the loss of his beloved father, the “excellent…king”, this young man cannot seem to find any solace or comfort in “this world”.
By comparing the world to an “unweeded garden/ That grows to seed, things rank and gross in nature”, Shakespeare’s Hamlet vocalises his disgust and loathing for the State of Denmark after his father’s demise. The use of natural imagery, a common feature in …show more content…
He is deeply suspicious and accuses her of shedding “unrighteous tears” from “galled eyes” just before she “married”. Therefore, in spite of his determination not to think on it any further, the prince is unable to forget about his mother’s recent behaviour and he begins to question her loyalty to his father. Using a simile to compare his mother to “Niobe” who “all tears” cried for the loss of her children, Hamlet feels that “a beast that wants discourse of reason/ Would have mourn’d longer”. Hamlet’s disgust for his mother has grown to such an extent, he now feels that she has less self-control than a base animal. This is a very powerful metaphor because it underlines Hamlet’s bitterness and fury for his