Hamelts Third and Fifth Soliloquies Essay - 964 Words

In the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare the main character Hamlet delivers 6 very philosophical soliloquies. I will be discussing the third and fifth soliloquies. The second soliloquies has the most quoted line in literature â€Å"to be or not to be†.1( pg. 103 Shakespeare) The third soliloquy in the book is all about suicide and weather Hamlet should continue to exist or not. He contemplates the ups and downs and reveals his inner thoughts to us about it. The fifth soliloquy is about killing his uncle and how he cannot do it while he is praying other wise he would be admitted to heaven. In the play Hamlet soliloquies are extremely important they reveal to us the true thoughts of the main character, and let us understand his†¦show more content†¦103 Shakespeare) Hamlet is saying here that no one knows what is beyond this life we have. He says we may be suffering now but the fear of the afterlife is one reason that keeps him alive. It is a mystery to us bec ause no one has returned from it as Hamlet says. He also says in the passage what man would deal with the hard ups and downs of life if we all knew it was happy afterlife. He finishes this famous soliloquy by saying â€Å"Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution†.(pg. 103 Shakespeare) he started the soliloquy with a bit of anger and sorrow he ends with the feeling of a coward and confusion. He says here that thinking about it makes us all cowards and makes us rethink the idea of killing ourselves. The fifth soliloquy happens at the very end of scene three in act three. The scene opens with Claudius trying to convince Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlets childhood friends, to go on a ship back to england with Hamlet. They accept and exit Polonius enters and talks to the Claudius for a second he then leaves and the king falls to his knees praying. He try to repent for his sin of killing his brother but realizes he cannot do it witho ut loosing every thing he gained from it. Hamlet enters and sees him praying he draws his sword and knows