The soliloquy in Hamlet's Act Four, Scene Four marks the turning point of Hamlet's character throughout the end of the play. The soliloquy is composed of five thematic scenes described as both declamatory and confessional. The first part of Hamlet's soliloquy is a declamation that defines his mission and his means of action. The third and fourth parts are his confession in which he questions himself for not having completed his revenge. The final phase of his soliloquy defines the climactic turning point of Hamlet's character. The first set of lines opens with Hamlet's declamation: everything he sees reminds him of his inability to carry out his revenge. "How all occasions inform against me, and stimulate my dull revenge!" (4.4.33-46). The words “inform against me” mean “to accuse,” and is the driving force behind Hamlet's declamation; acting as if the world is against him and his failure to complete his mission. Hamlet explains why he is unable to commit such a heinous crime. “What is a man, if his chief good and the market of his time are nothing but to sleep and feed a beast? nothing more” (4.4.33-34). Hamlet continues his declamation in these lines, explaining how a man who sleeps and eats is only equivalent to a simple animal. Furthermore, Hamlet was presented with the perfect opportunity to kill his uncle conscience will not allow him to commit murder. Furthermore, Hamlet describes how man is constructed by reason: how we laugh, love, and create means for self-realization rather than mere survival continues with his declamation: “Sure, he that hath made us with so broad a speech, Looking before and after, he has not given us That ability and that divine reason To melt in us a... middle of paper.... ..other than his revenge against Claudio. He will represent nothing but what needs to be accomplished. In the rest of the play, we see how all of Hamlet's actions revolve around carrying out revenge. In conclusion, the use of syntax, diction, and metaphor are driven by emotion, descriptive language, and thought, highlighting both declamation and confession. Hamlet's soliloquy in the first half alludes to the declamation of his mission, while the central part tends to intertwine internal realities with external consequences. Finally, the second half of the soliloquy contains Hamlet's confession that reveals the true turning point of Hamlet's character: from a passive, rational man to a man driven by madness and desire. Therefore, the declamation and confession work in parallel format revealing why the end of the play results in everyone's ultimate death.
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