Read Hamlet's soliloquy from act 3 scene 1
Answer the following questions about this soliloquy. Cite evidence from the play when applicable.
1. Who is the speaker and what is he trying to accomplish (purpose)?
2. Who is the audience for the soliloquy (as opposed to the play)? The audience of the play is not the intended audience of the soliloquy. Who is Hamlet addressing?
3. What is the occasion for this soliloquy?
4. What does the character understand better or how does he change at the end of this soliloquy?
5. Select one important line, sentence, or phrase from the soliloquy. Including the original text in your response, explain why you selected this section of the text. Why is it significant to the development of this character, to this scene, or to the play as a whole? Cite your textual evidence correctly. Watch this video here (Links to an external site.) to learn how to cite Shakespeare plays correctly.