Who calls me villain, breaks my pate across, Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, That I have? He would drown the stage with tearsĪnd cleave the general ear with horrid speech, Had he the motive and the cue for passion That he should weep for her? What would he do
With forms to his conceit – and all for nothing – Tears in his eyes, distraction in his aspect,Ī broken voice, and his whole function suiting That from her working all the visage wanned Is it not monstrous that this player here,Ĭould force his soul so to his own conceit That one may smile and smile and be a villain –Īt least I am sure it may be so in Denmark. O villain, villain, smiling damned villain!
O all you host of heaven, O earth – what else?Īnd shall I couple hell? O fie! Hold, hold, my heart,Īy, thou poor ghost, whiles memory holds a seatĪll saws of books, all forms, all pressures past More on Hamlet Act 1 Scene 2 Act 1 Scene 5 With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!īut break, my heart for I must hold my tongue. Had left the flushing in her galled eyes, My father’s brother, but no more like my fatherĮre yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Would have mourn’d longer–married with my uncle, O, God! a beast, that wants discourse of reason, Like Niobe, all tears:–why she, even she– With which she follow’d my poor father’s body, Let me not think on’t–Frailty, thy name is woman!–Ī little month, or ere those shoes were old Must I remember? why, she would hang on him,īy what it fed on: and yet, within a month– That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Hyperion to a satyr so loving to my mother That it should come to this!īut two months dead: nay, not so much, not two: That grows to seed things rank and gross in nature His canon ‘gainst self-slaughter! O God! God!įie on’t! ah fie! ’tis an unweeded garden, O, that this too too solid flesh would melt Some would argue these seven soliloquy’s give a decent roadmap of Hamlet’s state of mind during the play. A soliloquy is where the character is completely alone on stage, typically sharing their thoughts directly with the audience. We are committed to providing the best monologue resources out there and so here is our list of best Hamlet Monologues: Hamlet Monologues (Hamlet’s 7 Soliloquies)įirst up, here are the seven soliloquies Hamlet speaks during the play. Hamlet, of course, is one of the greatest characters ever penned, but there are a number of great male and female characters in the play, and where there are great characters there are great monologues. Hamlet is a great play for finding monologues. Whether you are auditioning for drama school, a local play, film or whatever, it’s important to have a great monologue up your sleeve. Hamlet is an incredible play and if you’re lucky enough to be involved in a production, be prepared for a rollercoaster ride.
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