Hamlet

            
             Hamlet of the great Shakespearean play, is a tragic hero that reveals his inner conflicts and introspective ideals through each essential soliloquy. Each soliloquy, though slightly different, becomes united through explicit imagery, introspective language, and discussions of Hamlet's delay of action. Hamlet can be considered a static character- his thoughts rarely change. Each of these soliloquies seems to delve further into Hamlet's mind and thought processes. Shakespeare directs each soliloquy at the audience to help the protagonist's thoughts be clearly conveyed to the listener, making the audience constantly aware of young Hamlet's state of mind. .
             In the first soliloquy, Hamlet "sets the stage" for the rest of Hamlet's thoughts, feelings, and actions about how aggravated at life he is and that if it weren't for God's laws he would commit suicide. He is not really morning his fathers death in this soliloquy but more his disgust for his mother for her incestuous marriage to his uncle, so soon after his father's death. Hamlet goes on to compare his father to Claudius and comment on the relationship between King Hamlet and Gertrude. "So excellent a King that was to this Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly"(I, ii, 145-148). In Hamlet's eyes Claudius is a beast in comparison to the god-like features of his father. This lays the foundation for Hamlet's vengeful intentions. Hamlet is in disbelief of his mothers actions. He does not understand why his mother married Claudius in such haste, causing such internal torment for Hamlet. This leads Hamlet to make a generalization about all women. Frailty, thy name is woman(I, ii, 146)! Here, Hamlet is beginning to loath his mother for marrying Claudius only one month after King Hamlet's death. Hamlet loathes his mother and begins to loath all women, because he believes they are all weak.