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Good question. Soliloquys are usually reserved for major characters, which is to say, the protagonist and the antagonist. In Hamlet, Hamlet the protagonist gets five soliloquys and Claudius the antagonist gets one. In Othello, it's the other way around: Iago gets all the soliloquys. Minor characters rarely get them. An early and peculiar example to the contrary is Launce's scene with his dog in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, but that was supposed to be a comic turn.
You can see why this is. Suppose Shakespeare had written a soliloquy for Ophelia after she has been set as the bait in the trap for Hamlet. Perhaps she could talk about how she is torn between obeying her father and her love of Hamlet. Perhaps she could speculate about the meaning of loyalty. Perhaps she could talk about how she feels about being used in this way. If she did any of this she would suddenly stop being a supporting character and become a main character, because her conflicts and problems are brought to the fore and become what the audience is concentrating on and cares about. Indeed the play could become the play Ophelia rather than the play Hamlet.
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Can you give me an example of soliloquy?
"To be or not to be, that is the question......."
How does Ophelia react to her father's death in Shakespeare's Hamlet?
Ophelia appears to obey whenever her brother or father tell her anything. She's annoyed at Laertes's urge toward chastity, since she suspects him of being a hypocrite, but she agrees anyway. She's very meek, up until she goes mad.
How does a soliloquy function as a literary device?
A soliloquy is used to dramatize a character's internal thoughts. This could function to give the audience or reader insight into the character's emotions and concepts of their current situation. A soliloquy can function to create dramatic irony (where the audience knows information that certain characters in the play do not). A soliloquy could pose a question a character has or represent some kind of internal struggle. A good example of this is the "To be, or not to be" soliloquy from Shakespeare's Hamlet (this is also one of the most famous soliloquy's).
Did William shakespeare give up his acting for play writing?
obviously he didnt like showing his penis to people. so he wrote about it instead.
In a drama what is soliloquy?
In drama a soliloquy is a speech a character makes to his/herself. The speech consists of the character's own reflections and serves to give the audience a peek inside the character's head so that they might better understand the play or the character's motivations. Two of the most famous soliloquies in drama are found in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Richard III.
What does Hamlet says in his soliloquy?
Hamlet delivers four soliloquies, give or take. All have to do with the question of when to act and when to hold oneself back, and the general wickedness of the world. His most famous soliloquy, the "to be or not to be" speech, discusses how fear of the afterlife contributes to fear of death, and how in general a sober understanding of the possible consequences can paralyze you.
What news did Gertrude give to Laertes?
Ophelia tells her father polonius that her boyfriend Hamlet has gone insane.
Who Hamlet loves?
Ophelia loves Hamlet and is devastated by his rejection of her--it is one reason she loses her mind. Gertrude also loves Hamlet; this becomes apparent in the Closet scene, and her behaviour afterwards. Hamlet unfortunately does not return either of their loves with the intensity with which they give it.
Where is to be or not to be from?
Hamlet's famous soliloquy, beginning with "To be or not to be," is found in William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, in Act 3 scene 1.The line encompasses how Hamlet wrestles with himself over whether it is better to be alive and put up with the horrors and pains of life or to give up and pass into the sleep of death.
How much money did Justin Bieber give to Japan?
he didnt give anyhe was lying when he said that he gave lots on tvhis mom is greedy so there for she didnt want him to give anyand guess what he didnt give any .greedy
Can you give me an example of foreshowding in hamlet?
When Ophelia is singing about flowers at a grave which forebodes/forshadows her death.
What warning does Laertes give his sister at the beginning of scene iii?
In Act 1, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Laertes warns his sister, Ophelia, to be cautious of her relationship with Prince Hamlet because his intentions may not be honorable and he fears she could be hurt in the process. He advises her to guard her virtue and not give in to Hamlet's advances.
