This document discusses soliloquies in Shakespeare's play Hamlet. It defines a soliloquy as a dramatic device that allows a character to reveal their thoughts to the audience but not other characters. Soliloquies were commonly used in Shakespeare's time. Hamlet contains several famous soliloquies, including "To be or not to be", where the character Hamlet contemplates life and death. The document also lists the seven soliloquies spoken by Hamlet in the play and provides context on the famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy.

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