After hamlet delivers his "rogue and peasant slave" soliloquy, it is apparent that he has transformed from a passive to an active character. Hamlet wants to uncover the mystery behind his fathers murder because he is concerned that the ghost may be a devil is disguise.
One quote in particular caught my eye in Hamlets soliloquy that followed the meeting the meeting of the actors. In the quote "What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba, / That he should weep for her? What would he do / Had he the motive and the cue for passion / That I have?" (2.2.585-588), Hamlet aspires the passion the actor possesses. Hamlet criticizes himself for his inability to avenge his father's murder. He feels guilty that that actor can passionately cry his heart out for a fictional character and he himself has not taken the first step to avenge his fathers murder. It is apparent that Hamlet wants to think in terms of an ideal hero. The actors passionate speech stirs hamlets drive to take revenge for his father death.
One quote in particular caught my eye in Hamlets soliloquy that followed the meeting the meeting of the actors. In the quote "What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba, / That he should weep for her? What would he do / Had he the motive and the cue for passion / That I have?" (2.2.585-588), Hamlet aspires the passion the actor possesses. Hamlet criticizes himself for his inability to avenge his father's murder. He feels guilty that that actor can passionately cry his heart out for a fictional character and he himself has not taken the first step to avenge his fathers murder. It is apparent that Hamlet wants to think in terms of an ideal hero. The actors passionate speech stirs hamlets drive to take revenge for his father death.
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