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Hamlet's First Soliloquy

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For this writing assignment, I made sure to pick apart every detail of the quote I have chosen, as well as appropriate word choice. The following quote is based on Hamlet’s first soliloquy after carelessly conversing with his mother Queen Gertrude and step-father (uncle) King Claudius. Soliloquies are used to allow the reader’s audience to see into a character’s inner thoughts and feelings. Hamlet’s depression and uncertainty during the soliloquy remains throughout the entire play. When uttering, “That it should come to this,” Hamlet had just finished explaining how exhausting, and pointless life is to him. Hamlet then states that his father has been gone for two months and his mother has found a new lover, and cannot believe she chose to marry
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