With specific reference to the two soliloquies, which we have studied in detail, show how Shakespeare reveals to the audience Hamlet's character, state of mind and his problems.

... With specific reference to the two soliloquies, which we have studied in detail, show how Shakespeare reveals to the audience Hamlet's character, state of mind and his problems. The two soliloquies of which I studied were quite different as the one from act one scene two is very sad and lifeless whereas the soliloquy taken from act three scene one is calm and solemn. You can get a clear picture of the first soliloquy as being lifeless as Hamlet remarks "How, weary, stale, flat and unprofitable." Hamlet also seems to repeatedly mention the death of his father. "So excellent a king, that was, to this." "With which she followed my poor fathers body." Then in the second soliloquy Hamlet realises his father was murdered and begins to say that he wants to just fall asleep and wake up later on in life with all his troubles swept away. He also goes onto say

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