Hamlet’s Six Sililoquies

Annie Rollins

“O, that this too too solid flesh would melt…”

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“Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I …”

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“To be, or not to be …”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/

“Oh, my offence is rank, it smells to heaven …”

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“Now might I do it pat …”

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“How all occasions do inform against me …”

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What does a close reading of each soliloquy reveal about

Hamlet's character?

his actions?

his motivations?

his overall development?