In this claim, what do the blue words represent?In William Shakespeares revenge tragedy Hamlet, the 1.2 soliloquy depicts Hamlets struggle to handle his fathers death and his mothers hasty remarriage. Written in blank verse and strewn with images evoking sorrow, the poem moves through the stages of grief, suggesting that internal conflict leads to Hamlets inevitable self-destruction.

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In this claim, what do the blue words represent?In William Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy “ Hamlet”, the 1.2 soliloquy depicts Hamlet’s struggle to handle his father’s death and his mother’s hasty remarriage. Written in blank verse and strewn with images evoking sorrow, the poem moves through the stages of grief, suggesting that internal conflict leads to Hamlet’s inevitable self-destruction.

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B	WHAT-meaning
C	HOW-the writer’s tools
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Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The soliloquy is essentially all about life and death: “To be or not to be” means “To live or not to live” (or “To live or to die"). Hamlet discusses how painful and miserable human life is, and how death (specifically suicide) would be preferable, would it not be for the fearful uncertainty of what comes after death.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare’s message about revenge in Hamlet is a complex one. In Hamlet’s case, he felt he had a moral obligation to avenge his father’s death. However, as Shakespeare demonstrates, the path of vengeance is a messy one with destructive repercussions and often takes many innocent lives in the process.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet: ‘To Be Or Not To Be, That Is The Question’ ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’ is the most famous soliloquy in the works of Shakespeare – quite possibly the most famous soliloquy in literature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s important revenge tragedy plays believing to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The play points out flaming with revenge after the King has been murdered by his brother and claims the throne. The concept of revenge is the driving force throughout the play.

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