Soliloquies in Shakespeare's Hamlet

Abstract

This Thesis entitledSoliloquies in Shakespeare's Hamlet.This research focused on one of the dramatic techniques playwright used in their plays to understand situation and to give more effect; this literary technique is soliloquy. Soliloquy is a popular literary device often used in drama to reveal the innermost thoughts of a character to the audience. The researcher used qualitative and descriptive analysis in this research adopting analytic approach. In which play Hamlet was used analytical through analysing seven soliloquies spoken by Hamlet. The researcher defined what the term soliloquy means, its important, dramatic technique, and literary stylistic analysis of drama, how Soliloquies help readers and audiences to understand situation ,how readers know types of Soliloquies.So as to link the research questions and the findings of the research, a detailed explanation of situation and types of Hamlet's Soliloquies . Soliloquies in Shakespeare's play may divided into four basic types; Plain, Attended, Soliloquy with props, Soliloquy as Dialogue. Many of Hamlet's soliloquies are Plain soliloquy.Plain Soliloquy is the simplest.It's involves a character speaking alone, with no other character on stage. "O that this too too solid flesh would melt" and "O what a rogue and peasant slave am I" are Plain Soliloquy. Attended Soliloquy with a simple gesture, an actor playing a characater can send clear signals to the audience that he is talking to them or to some other characters on stage. These Hamlet soliloquies are in Attended Soliloquy; "drink hot blood / and do such bitter business as the day /would quake to look on". "Now might I do it pat, now a is a praying /And now I'll do't", to be or not to be: that is the question. I can not find soliloquy with props, soliloquy as Dialogue in Hamlet's soliloquies. The Data were collectedfrom Hamlet tragic drama. The research tools are website, google or data collection. The researcher has collected both primary and secondary sources of Data.This Thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter one mainly includes introduction and general background of the research, statement of the problem, research questions, objectives of the study, significance of the study, delimitation of the study. Chapter two consists of review of related literature and conceptual framework. Chapter third deals with methods and procedures of the study. It describes about the Data collection and information obtained from different resources. It deals with source of Data, sampling procedures and research tools and process of Data collection. Chapter four is main body of research. It includes analysis and interpretation of Data. Chapter five presents summary, conclusion and recommendations.