Hamlet’s fifth soliloquy

William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet in 1601. It is story of a Danish prince who comes back to his country after his father's death and finds out that his uncle and mother got married. He understands that his uncle killed his father, so he tries to take revenge. Hamlet is a traditional bloody revenge play. He expresses his taught to his audience in his seven soliloquies as if they were unheard by the other actors. Shakespeare’s permanent interpretation of life is stated by the hero of the play in his fifth soliloquy. Hamlet begins a mental conflict on the philosophy of human essence. He has to overcome the worth of disgrace living or honorable dying. Hamlet brings awareness and the experience of life tohis audience through his soliloquies. Though it is possible for the hero to overcome his great hesitation, he encounters with a more powerful fate in the last part of his quest, in which he cannot escape from the death. Claudius is damned for eternity, Hamlet revenges his father’s blood and rescues the Throne of Denmark from pollution, but he cannot bring his quest to an end.

Keywords:

Hamlet’s quest , Hamlet's Delay , Revenge in Hamlet