Hamlet was written in the early 1600s. The tragedy of Hamlet is one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays. It is popular because of the way Shakespeare uses Hamlet to show the complexity of the human mind. Shakespeare uses soliloquies to reveal Hamlet's innermost thoughts. Through the soliloquies, the audience learns of Hamlet's struggle to deal with his internal conflicts, deciding when to avenge his father and his disgusted feelings over his mother's lustful marriage. The soliloquies, which will form the basis of my essay, will also help the audience trace Hamlet's mental process. Shakespeare explains the influence that a person's state of mind can have on the decisions they make in Hamlet. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the 3rd and 4th soliloquies spoken by Hamlet are both important to the play. Despite their differences in language and dramatic devices, Shakespeare uses them similarly in many parts of the play. They are both crucial to the audience's understanding of the state of mind of Hamlet's character. The soliloquy of Act 3, Scene 1, takes place while Hamlet is totally absorbed in his enigmatic question “to be or not to be.” Hamlet's soliloquy mainly reflects on death and how it scares us. This monologue comes as a surprise because in a previous soliloquy, Hamlet has planned how he will determine if Claudius is guilty. His character appears clearly in this speech. In Act 4, Scene Four, Hamlet finally decides to kill Claudius, but only after seeing men engage in a meaningless war. He also decides to stop thinking too “precisely about the event” because it is his fault and it delays his action. Unlike the 4th monologue, the third and most famous monologue seems to be governed by...... middle of paper. ..... contemplation of life and death that he prefers to live than die. It's because death scares him and he must avenge his father. In this soliloquy, we learn that Hamlet is a fickle, indecisive and confused character whose state of mind is troubled. The soliloquy “How All Opportunities Prove Against Me” has parts that are similar to the third soliloquy. "I know not why, yet I live to say 'These things to do.'" In this quote, Hamlet could still be debating why he still lives. This again raises the question of Hamlet contemplating death again. Soliloquies can be a powerful tool used to access a character's deepest thoughts. I think without the soliloquies, "Hamlet" would have had a different effect on the audience, the audience would not have been aware of them. contradictions that can arise in Hamlet internally..