William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, gives us the character of Hamlet, who illustrates man's search for a true identity. A complete character can be built through his soliloquies. With Hamlet's character alone on stage, his ideas and feelings present the audience with no changes. This is a speaking role designed to influence other characters within the play. Through these soliloquies, we see how Hamlet's thoughts change over time. The first opportunity to observe the prince's internal character values ​​comes from his first soliloquy in which he reveals Hamlet's feelings towards Claudius and Gertrude as well as himself. Hamlet clearly feels a feeling of disgust towards these two characters when he says: “With such dexterity to incestuous sheets” (Hamlet act I, scene ii). The reason for Hamlet's insults is that he does not understand why Gertrude married Claudius so hastily, and this upsets him. In the play Hamlet hates Claudius and still regrets his late father; therefore he does not want Claudio in his father's position. Hamlet's first soliloquy also gives insight into how he emotionally handles the stressful situation, and he does so by wishing that suicide were not a sin when he says, "O that the LORD hath not set / his canon 'against O God, or God" (Hamlet Act I, Scene ii).Hamlet, torn, internally, by the events that present themselves to him and rather than face them head on without delay would much prefer to escape the scenario altogether. This desire for an easy way out gives us the foundation of Hamlet's character. When the main conflict is introduced in the play, i.e. the news from King Hamlet's ghost that Claudius had killed the king, Prince Ha..... .middle of paper ......ark brought observable changes to the characters throughout all work that the public can see both clearly and through critical thinking. Hamlet abandoned his inability to commit to a task and did so with great cunning. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. New York: August 1992: Washington Square PressHamlet: Scourge and Minister. RW Dent Shakespeare Quarterly vol. 29, No. 1 (Winter, 1978), pp. 82-84Hirsh, James and SP Cerasano. “The “To Be or Not to Be” Speech: Evidence, Conventional Wisdom, and Hamlet's Editing.” Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England 23.(2010): 34-62. Premier of academic research. EBSCO. Network. December 17, 2010.Hirsh, James. "Shakespeare and the History of Soliloquies." Modern language quarterly. 1. Duke University Press, 1997. Premier academic research. EBSCO. Network. January 5. 2011.