ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlets soliloquy “To be or not to be” was his way of deciding what he was thinking and letting his internal conflicts out in the open. The whole scene was him not being able to decide if killing himself would solve anything at all.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the ‘To be or not be to’ soliloquy Shakespeare has his Hamlet character speak theses famous lines. Hamlet is wondering whether he should continue to be, meaning to exist or remain alive, or to not exist – in other words, commit suicide.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the soliloquy, Hamlet wonders whether it is better to suffer in silence amidst all the troubles or to confront them (Shakespeare Act III Scene I). This particular soliloquy reflects the troubles deep within Hamlet’s soul. In this soliquoy, life is presented as a battle that produces both defeats and triumphs.

Detailed explanation-4: -The play’s main protagonist, Hamlet, possesses both internal and external conflict due to the fact that he is fighting his inner conscience and suppressing his inner emotions, and he is seeking revenge on and conflicting with many other characters in the play.

Detailed explanation-5: -The conflict we see in this soliloquy is Hamlet struggling with his feelings for Gertrude. Hamlet condemns his mother for marrying Claudius so hastily; he is bitter towards her, but still loves her.