et to be discovered by poring over the text, and there is no need for such a discovery; yet one can hardly shrug their shoulders in resignation, for the pleasure of this play comes largely from the quest to solve its mysteries, to interrogate its ghost; and if one fails to seek what it never surrenders, they fail to enjoy what it renders (Bloom 31). Many shortcomings of other works come in overdeveloping characters. There is much to be said for brevity.Hamlet’s soliloquies are characterized by raging emotion, vivid language, and an introspective tone where one travels into the depths of his mind. Whether it is one seeing visions of the flesh dissolving into a dew, or the world like an unweeded garden, these metaphors paint a picture for the reader and captivate them from start to finish. Beneath the superficial beauty of the words one may see the true soul of the speaker. In his “to be or not to be” soliloquy Hamlet shows himself as a man, distracted with contrariety of desires, and overwhelmed with the magnitude of his own purposes (Johnson 22). Like these, most character traits, tendencies, and motives expressed in the play come from Hamlet’s wonderfully crafted soliloquies....
