The Hamlet soliloquies below are extracts from the full modern English Hamlet ebook, along with a modern English translation.
Reading through the original Hamlet soliloquy followed by a modern version and should help you to understand what each Hamlet soliloquy is about:
O that this too too solid flesh would melt, spoken by Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 2
O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I, spoken by Hamlet, Act 2 Scene 2
To be, or not to be, spoken by Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1
Oh my offence is rank, it smells to heaven, spoken by Claudius, Act 3, Scene 3
Now might I do it pat, spoken by Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3
How all occasions do inform against me, spoken by Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 4
More Hamlet soliloquies coming soon!
We have separate pages dedicated to Hamlet soliloquys and Hamlet monologues, which include the text with an analysis of other famous Hamlet quotes.
Hamlet soliloquy spoken by Kenneth Brannagh, looking at Yorick’s skull
Can you please post a female Soliloquy?
We do have some female soliloquies from Macbeth – was there a particular female Hamlet soliloquy you were after?
Tomorrow is saint valentines day, all in the morning bedtime,and I maid at your window to be your valentine.
I wanted to know what this means in modern english.
It means that the next day hell climb thruogh her window and make her his.
i love hamlet
Nicely done. Good job.
Will you be posting the soliloquy in Act 1 Scene 5?
Thank you for your detailed explanations of soliloquies of Hamlet play. I am very much impressed by this site as it is helpful to the teachers like me.
Hi I really need a monologue on Hamlet of my Shakespeare Project which is due on Tuesday. I really need. Thank you in adviance
I don’t want them in Contemporary English… I want them in the original Modern English format.
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Hey, what exactly IS a soliloquy? so if it’s Ok I would like a definition please. Your kindness would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
A soliloquy is someones private thoughts, musings-like talking to yourself; an inner dialogue one has with him/her self. A monologue is to talking to someone else.