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The Soliloquy
O all you host of heaven! O earth! what else? And shall I couple hell? O, fie! Hold, hold, my heart; And you, my sinews, grow not instant old, But bear me stiffly up. Remember thee! Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe. Remember thee! Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records, All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past, That youth and observation copied there; And thy commandment all alone shall live Within the book and volume of my brain, Unmix'd with baser matter: yes, by heaven! O most pernicious woman! O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain! My tables,--meet it is I set it down, That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain; At least I'm sure it may be so in Denmark:

How it reveals Hamlet's Character

 * This soliloquy essentially display's Hamlet's new and profound dedication to a mighty task. However, it continues to display his indecisiveness as he is also telling himself to hold to his father's ghost's commandment and to drop all other distractions from his mind. Thus we see that Hamlet is at least psychologically courageous.


 * "And you, my sinews, grow not instant old" - Here Hamlet is telling himself to not grow tired/weak with his task.


 * "And thy commandment all alone shall live | Within the book and volume of my brain, | Unmix'd with baser matter: yes, by heaven!" - Here Hamlet is saying that he will ignore all other commitments and not bother with other trifles until he finishes his task.


 * "That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain; | At least I'm sure it may be so in Denmark:" - Hamlet uses this line to end the soliloquy. It's use essentially gives the reader the sense that he is confident, or is at least reassuring himself in his weakness, and his uncle is a villain.