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... his confirmation, the queen has seen through his act. While Hamlet is reprimanding her, she is so upset that she describes his words as "daggers- (3.4.96) and claims, "Thou hast cleft my heart in twain- (3.4.157). The words of a madman could not have penetrated her soul to such an extent. The queen takes every word Hamlet says seriously, proving she respects ... ...
... as Hamlet accosts her, and disbelieving when Hamlet sees the ghost. As the scene progresses, her resistance is weakened by Hamlet's condemnation of her behavior. Gertrude says, "O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain,"" she continues, "What shall I do?."" (III, iv, 177, 202) This quote symbolizes the queen's surrender to Hamlet's strong emotional dispute. Of course, Gertrude is convinced mainly ... ...
... must choose between Hamlet, the less powerful man, and Claudius, the extremely powerful man. Hamlet confronts her and asks what her decision is, to which she replies: "O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain." (III, IV, 156). Hamlet then replies: "O, throw away the worser part of it, / And live the purer with the other half." (III, IV, 157-158). Hamlet ... ...
... . Continuously through the play Hamlet gives soliloquies showing emotions of depression. Another example is shown in scene two of act two where Hamlet is repeatedly putting himself down. "But I am pigeon-livered and lack gall to make oppression bitter must like a whore unpack my heart with words and fall a-cursing like a very drab." Here the reader sees that Hamlet has no ... ...
... the soliloquy Hamlet continues to put himself down as he questions whether he is coward enough to be unable to avenge the death of his Father: "Am I a coward?" "But I am pigeon-livered and lack gall". Is Hamlet too afraid to take action? "...he is in no state of mind to inflict a successful revenge upon Claudius...what kind of man is he ... ...
... the skill. He is beginning to think that he is a failure because he wasn't able to act straightaway "Am I a coward?" He then really starts to criticise himself by saying "I am pigeon-liver"d and lack gall". At the end of his soliloquy he once again emphasises his hatred of Claudius he calls him a "remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain!" Although Hamlet has not ... ...
... by anyone else. And to Hamlet it is a chance to once and for all extinguish that flame burning inside of him, yearning for action, rather than words. "Am I a coward?" "I am pigeon-livered and lack gall" Words such as this are what fuel his quest for justice to be served over his father's untimely exit. Hamlet constantly berates himself through the play ... ...
