Soliloquy Presentations and Notes

Soliloquy Presentations and Notes

Hamlet gives seven major soliloquies:

"O that this too too sullied flesh would melt" (1.2.129-159)

"O all you host of heaven! O earth! what else?" (1.5.92-111)

"O what a rogue and peasant slave am I!" (2.2.549-607)

"To be, or not to be, that is the question" (3.1.56-89)

"Tis now the very witching time of night" (3.3.380-392)

"Now might I do it pat, now a' is a-praying" (3.3.73-96)

"How all occasions do inform against me" (4.4.32-66)

1.            Produce an A4 sheet of notes on your allocated soliloquy. Use the following headings:

Ø            Brief context of soliloquy (where does it appear, what has just happened etc).

Ø            Summary of meaning and theme.

Ø            Mood and language (dominant poetic images etc).

Ø            What it reveals about Hamlet’s character.

2.            Prepare a five to ten minute presentation on your soliloquy.