A soliloquy is a literacy device used to reveal a character's innermost thoughts. Shakespeare uses monologues to expose fascinating insights into Hamlet's thoughts and actions, and in doing so, readers are able to grasp his character. The first monologue of the play introduces the main theme of the rest of Hamlet's thoughts and actions. This monologue allows the audience to understand Hamlet's inner thoughts which are repetitive throughout the play. Second, Hamlet's famous soliloquy "To be or not to be" depicts him as a perplexed man, insecure and often oscillating between two extreme ends. In this monologue, Hamlet reveals to the audience that he is both suicidal and indecisive. The final soliloquy tells the audience that Hamlet's character is devolving into murder. In this monologue, readers can conclude there an insight into Hamlet's character which stimulates his thoughts of revenge and procrastination. In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, literacy techniques soliloquies are used to present compelling ideas about the main character Hamlet. Hamlet's opening soliloquy is a remarkably telling and revelatory speech that presents a theme of attitude that will continually replace throughout the play. The main focus of this monologue is the rot of the king, queen, and the world in general, which allows the audience to get their first glimpse of Hamlet's character. Through this speech, readers experience Hamlet's depressed and saddened thoughts. This characteristic is underlined in the first lines of the soliloquy: “How boring, bland, flat and useless all the uses of this world seem to me” (1.2.133-134). This soliloquy marks a time in Hamlet's life...... middle of paper ... time, highlighting his inner conflict caused by the most recent events in his life. Second, Hamlet offers the audience many insights into the meaning of life while questioning its validity. In the final monologue, Hamlet confirms his madness by confessing his procrastination and yet he is still unable to see the evil in his actions. Overall, through the frequent use of monologues in the play Hamlet, Shakespeare reveals to the audience Hamlet's inner thoughts allowing them to grasp the key to Hamlet's mysterious character. Works Cited Mabillard, Amanda. Analysis of Hamlet's soliloquy. Shakespeare Online. August 20, 2000. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/hamlet/soliloquies/tobeanalysis.htmlNewell, Alex. Hamlet's Soliloquies. London: Associated University Presses, 1991. Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. Ed. Harold Jenkins. London: Methuen, 1982.