Hamlet’s Soliloquies William Shakespeare, a famous playwright of the English language, wrote the play Hamlet, where one finds the quote “to be or not to be.” In this quote, Hamlet questions himself on life or death. His fear of death is an existing theme throughout most of his soliloquies, delaying him to act. Shakespeare’s plays are timeless studies of the human character as one will clearly see through the seven soliloquies that are …showed first 75 words of 1661 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1661 total…inability to act is due to his fear of the beyond. He has an everlasting fear of consequence throughout the play, which leads to his breakdown. A quote that best describes this character trait of Hamlet states, “It’s not the situation, it’s your reaction to the situation.” Hamlet’s problem was that by the time he reacted to the situation of avenging his father’s death, it was too late. By: Justin Schiff