The young prince of Denmark, Hamlet has recently lost his father. Right after this melancholy, his uncle, Claudius, takes over the entire property of his past away father: his crown and his wife (Gertrude) who is Hamlet's mother. These chain heartbreaking misfortunes leave deep wounds on the soul of young Hamlet and his soliloquies, allowing the audience to enter his agitated mind, reveal these spiritual scars.
This soliloquy is the closing part of the second act and points out the inner feelings of the prince Hamlet being affected by the tremendous acting of the player which was full of meaning to him.
This soliloquy can be divided into two parts: the first part deals with Hamlet being astonished by the passion of the player toward Hecuba "The queen of Troy", imagining how he would behave if he were in his situation. The second part of soliloquy deals with Hamlet's self censure and his anger headed for his uncle.
The tone of this soliloquy is of self criticism and can be......
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