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XD! I already ruined the party with it. Now I'm gonna ruin the WHOLE SPOT! Plus Radi wanted to read it, and Nate was proper getting into it. And... its a new gift for Cat... yeah. Backstory time. My computer crashed along with the bitch essay I'd been writing, so I was posting paragraphs on the forum incase this computer died. It hasn't yet. Anyways, this is DEFINITELY tl;dr
A commentary on Hamlet's Soliloquy in Act 1 Scene 2
In Act 1, Scene 2 the audience gets their first glimpse into Hamlets head, making him as a character much more relatable. This dark and depressing soliloquy is in stark contrast with the rest of the scene – the union of Gertrude and Claudius, highlighting Hamlets dismay even further.
In the first lines “Oh that this ... dew,” Shakespeare shows the audience his depressive state, as he wishes for death and even wishes for suicide were it not considered a sin. This is somewhat ironic, as further on the play he commits sins a lot worse than suicide. He then continues to say “how weary ... world,” showing the audience that he feels there is nothing good in his life anymore, and that there's no point to...
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