Presentation of soliloquy- Hamlet
- 1. M.K. BHAVANAGAR UNIVERSITY Name - Pandya Mehal Roll No- 19 Class -M. A. Sem 1 Batch :2019-2021 Enrollment -2069108420200029 Paper name-Renaissance literature Topic –Soliloquy -Hamlet
- 2. Soliloquy What is soliloquy ? A soliloquy is a dramatic device which allow a character to reveal his or her thought to the audience but not to the other charactr of the play. When an actor is alon on the stage, he could speak aloud his thoughts. So, audience come to know the situation of mind of the character who speak alone on the stage. In Shakespeare's time soliloquy were widely used.we can find soliloquiesin his play.Hamlet one of them which is famous for its soliloquies.
- 3. The word soliloquy comes from the Latin words solo, meaning “to oneself,” and loquor, meaning “I talk.” Thus the definition of soliloquy is similar to this compound meaning of “I talk to myself.”
- 7. Hamlet seven soliloquy Act 1 scene 2 : O That This too too solid flesh would Melt (spoken by Hamlet) Act 1scene 5: O all you host of heaven Act 2 scene 2: O, what a rocue and peasant slave am i (spoken by Hamlet) Act 3 scene 1 :To be, or not to be (spoken by Hamlet) Act 3 scene 3 : O, offence is rank it smells to Heaven (spoken by Claudius) Act 3scene 3 Now might I do it pat, Now he is praying (spoken by Hamlet) Act 4 scene 4: How All occasions Do inform against me (spoken by Hamlet)
- 8. To be or not to be
- 9. To be or not to be’ is the most famous soliloquy in the works of Shakespeare – quite possibly the most famous soliloquy in literature. That is partly because the opening words are so interesting, memorable and intriguing but also because Shakespeare ranges around several cultures and practices to borrow the language for his images, and because he’s dealing here with profound concepts, putting complex philosophical ideas into the mouth of a character on a stage, communicating with an audience