Merrill agrees with "No definition, no specific contextual significance, but perhaps a vague allusion to being alive or not being alive" (1). ... The "To be or not to be" soliloquy provides the clearest example(s) of existential thought. ... Hamlet ends the soliloquy by saying, "Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action. ... The biggest unsaid thing in this soliloquy is that in your life you must give it meaning. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

If one looks up the definition of honor in a dictionary, there is a concise meaning to be found. The American Heritage Dictionary's definition is thus: 1. ... The idea of Elizabethan honor would have most likely been in accord with this modern definition. ... Here he touches upon the definition of honor when he refers to the restoration of a namesake through military action. ... But alas, he surprises us all with a assertive soliloquy in which he sets the stage for his future growth. ...

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One definition of "appearance" is: "An outward aspect of somebody or something that creates a particular impression." Almost contradictory is the definition of "reality": "Actual being or existence, as opposed to an imaginary, idealized, or false nature." ... During Macbeth's dagger soliloquy, he is overcome with a false vision, as the following quotation supports: "Is this a dagger which I see before me, / The handle toward my hand? ...

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This anaphora of "cursed" makes the intention of her soliloquy clear, and they also unknowingly reflect the theme of the play of how Richard and those around him are and will be cursed. ... Another definition that may be surprising may be the figurative extension of something that is "failing to produce the intended result" (OED), which is perfect for describing the efforts of the parents. ...

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To start, here is the definition of the Oedipus Complex. ... In Hamlet's first soliloquy (Hamlet I, 2, 133-164), he states his disgust at his mother for marrying Claudius, the new king, in no less than a month after his own father's death. ...

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Our scene starts after the end of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy when he makes the aside, "The fair Ophelia!" ... When she answers, "Could beauty, my lord, have better commerce than with honesty", Hamlet seems to go on the defense and uses the alternate definition of honesty meaning virtue or morality. ...

• Word Count: 2206
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School