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Title: "Hamlet's First Important Soliloquy"
Words: 229
Hamlet's first important soliloquy, "O that this too sullied flesh would melt...", ushers in what later becomes a central idea in the play - Hamlet's thoughts of suicide. The quote illustrates the intense grief that Hamlet is experiencing because of not only the death of his father, but also the almost immediate marriage of his mother to his uncle, so soon after his father's passing. Through this speech, Hamlet's chracter is revealed because of the obvious exasperation with which he regards his life. He feel as if he has nowhere to turn - neither his religion nor his family can provide any comfort to him.
Hamlet desires to wipe himself clean of all the impurities than he can see around him by suicide, however he realizes that by killing himself, he woudl actually be defiling his ...
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