Hamlet essay

"To be or not to be, that is the question." Spoken by Hamlet in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare comes into the play right before the midpoint. Hamlet at this point just found out about his fathers death and Hamlet expresses his mixed emotions in his first soliloquy. Hamlet is very unsure about what he wants or needs to do to avenge his father. He is unsteady about his life and the people in it. At this point in the plot Hamlet has to make a decision which sets the tone and evolution of the play. This start to the soliloquy is so important because it distinguishes Hamlet's state of mind and that he is truely human. The character understands what he must do by the end of his statements to avenge his father. As the quote shows his firt debate with what is important to not only his father but his people. The quote shows the audience that Hamlet is relatable in this instance and throughout the soliloquy. 

 The symbol of what the quote nearly means is human and internal struggle which not only makes him relatable but also intelligent to think out what he plans to do. The audience as of what I have gained from the play find this quote to be most important and memorable because it stands for the greter being of a man. In which he finds truth and realization on what others are doing and what must be done in order to re-establish a kingdom of honesty and nobility. 

 The quote is indirect on it's intent with figurative language and emotion. The language of the soliloquy creates an intelligence to Hamlets character and to the plot. As in the Preformitive Utterance depicts the piece establishes the ground for Hamlet to grow and change into the round character he becomes. At the end of the play the quote is again implied with his actions and emotions in these otherwise horrid scenes, but these were explained earlier as a foreshadowing moment of what was to come of Hamlets entire family. 

 It is important to understand the meaning of Hamlet when he is quoted, "To be or not to be..." Because it showes the audience and establishes the characteristics of Hamlet in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. As many find with Shakespears works, plans don't unfold for the antagonist as they are planned to and the ends of his stories are absorbed with death. From this experience we see that Hamlet with his questioning of himself was already planned for the dark side. In a sense I mean that Hamlet was bound to unleash his wrath on his family for killing his father and sinning in every direction. In the quote we see this very flowery language that creates an atmosphere of emotion and understanding throughout the rest of the play.