Hamlet Essay
After reading Hamlet, I have realized that some of Shakespeare’s original play
must be abridged for our production. After careful analysis I have decided that of the four
soliloquies in the play we should only include two of them. I have discovered that two of
these soliloquies are not that important in understanding the meaning of the play.
In order to see which two we should include or omit we have to summarize all
four soliloquies. The first one, which begins “O that this too, too sullied flesh...”, is an
emotionally violent speech. Hamlet wishes he were dead, complains that suicide is a sin,
and describes the world as useless and disgusting. He then talks about his father,
comparing him to Claudius. He calls Claudius a half-man half-beast creature. The second
soliloquy, which begins “O what a rogue and pleasant slave am I...”, Hamlet compares
himself to a mythical character named Hecuba and wonders what the latter would do in
his situation. He then......
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