The Significance of Soliloquy as a Literary Technique in Hamlet

In the tragedy of hamlet by william shakespeare , there are eleven soliloquies uttered by the protagonist of the play ''hamlet'' , king claudius and ophelia . in this paper , the emphasis will be on the soliloquies uttered by the central character of the play ''hamlet'' he said seven soliloquies , these soliloquies show the feelings , the tendencies and psychological aspects of hamlet . the reader will be familiar with the reasons which prevent hamlet to take revenge , although the play is about revenge . there are several opportunities to kill claudius but hamlet does not make use of them . he is hesitant to take revenge although he is sure that his uncle is the murderer of his father.