The plays second soliloquy is self-analyzing, digging deep into his most inner thoughts and his obvious self-blame. It is epitomized in Act 2 Scene 2 " Swounds, I should take it; for it cannot be, But I am pigeon-livered and lack gall, To make oppression bitter, or ere this, I should ha" fatted all the region kites, With this slave's offal. Bloody, bawdy villain, Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain" (582-588) At this point Hamlet is planning the players to act out a play depicting the murder of his father, no evidence of madness is presented to us.
In Act 3 Scene 1 the third soliloquy, the most famous and eternal words of Hamlet are spoken "To be, or not to be, that is the question" (line 56) This is the start of a soliloquy that shows how everything is in gloom and Hamlet sees all as negative. He does not want to go on with his life "For who would bear the whips and scorns of time" and feels that because he is getting frustrated, going through everything in his head and not taking actions to avenge his fathers death "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all" (line 83) Throughout this he talks to himself in a rational manner with the occasional bursts of anger and frustration. Again no madness is demonstrated.
Hamlets final soliloquy in (Act 4 Scene 4) Hamlet seems to have mentally grown up and compares himself to Fortinbras, who is amassing an army to fight over a small piece of insignificant land on principle, while Hamlet himself has failed to exact revenge for his father's murder. Hamlet decides to finally commit himself to the act of revenge " O from this time forth, My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth" (lines 65-66) Carefully looking and considering the soliloquys of Hamlet, a considerable amount was revealed about the character, illuminating his inner most fears, his desires and feelings and the general demeanor of Hamlet as a person. Nothing held within the soliloquys produced or hinted at the slightest hint of Prince Hamlet being mad.
