Polonius reacts from behind the curtain and yells for help. Hamlet draws his sword and thrusts it through the tapestry, killing Polonius. When Hamlet lifts the wallhanging and discovers Polonius' body, he tells the body that he had believed he was stabbing the King. He then turns his attention to punishing Gertrude. He presses contrasting pictures of Claudius and his brother in Gertrude's face. He points out King Hamlet's godlike countenance and courage, likening Claudius to an infection in King Hamlet's ear.
He accuses Gertrude of lustfulness, and she begs him to leave her alone. King Hamlet's Ghost reappears to Hamlet, but only Hamlet can see him. Hamlet believes that the Ghost has come to chide his tardy son into carrying out the "dread command," but Hamlet then perceives the Ghost as his mother's protector.
The Ghost tells his son to be kinder to her. What would your answer be to Hamlet's question? Does Hamlet give an honest account of his nature in this soliloquy? How to cite this article: Mabillard, Amanda. Hamlet Soliloquy Analysis. Shakespeare Online. References Newell, Alex. So he needs to find out whether Claudius really is guilty of murdering Hamlet Senior, and thus whether the Ghost can be trusted.
The author of this article, Dr Oliver Tearle, is a literary critic and lecturer in English at Loughborough University. The whole scene gives Bill a chance to show his versatility, as does the actual Play Scene, where his mini playlet The Murder Of Gonzago is played out in a space of less than ten minutes. I always enjoy these posts: they throw light on what might seem at first dense texts in a clear and entertaining way.
An awful lot depends upon how the leading actor decides to interpret the part. The Hamlets of Olivier, Redgrave and David Warner, to name but three, are all entirely different, but all of them made for effective theatre.
Enter your email address to subscribe to this site and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address. Interesting Literature is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon. Share this: Tweet. By coming up with this idea, Hamlet again shows he is more of a coward because he postpones killing Claudius because he is mentally unsure of his guilt.
Although he has reached an answer about his cowardliness, it conflicts with is actions. An instance of Hamlet failing to complete an action is when Claudius is in the church alone, and Hamlet could easily kill him. Hamlet does not kill him because he thinks to himself how Claudius would go to heaven, and here, thinking leads him to back away from his vengeance.
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