Hamlet

            In Shakespearean literature, soliloquies are important dramatic devices. They allow the reader to understand a character better as a play unfolds. In Hamlet, the soliloquies performed by the title character help reveal his innermost thoughts and feelings aloud. Hamlet's soliloquies are the keys to his internal struggles, which are hidden under a mask. From Hamlet's soliloquies in Act I, II, III, and IV, one learns of his feelings towards the new marriage between his mother and his uncle, his indecisiveness towards the revenge for his father's death, and his overwhelming feelings of depression and thoughts of suicide. The soliloquies performed by Hamlet helped revealed this. .
             It is obvious to the reader that Hamlet is angry at his mother and more so that she only grieved for one month. Hamlet feels that his mother impulsively marries Claudius. He compares his mother to Niobe, the daughter of Tantalus who turned to stone while mourning over the loss of her children, and cried continuously. Hamlet says, finally, that even a beast would have mourned longer, showing that he truly feels that her grievance was too short. This soliloquy reveals to the reader, Hamlet's feelings about the marriage since he still has great love for her.
             In Shakespearean times, the marriage of a man like Claudius to his deceased brother's wife was considered incestuous. Hamlet feels that this marriage is not good, and nothing good will evolve from this marriage. Even though this new relationship is very painful to Hamlet, he still keeps quiet because he loves his mother. From Hamlet's first soliloquy in Act I scene II, one would learn of his internal struggle over the new marriage. The overwhelming impression which is left on the reader is that Hamlet is extremely frustrated about this union, which is an understatement. After Hamlet visits with the ghost of his dead father, he swears to avenge his death. "So, uncle, there you are.