In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the soliloquies are used to show aspects of Hamlet's motives, intentions and his state of mind, though they cannot be completely relied on for a wholly accurate account of his motives and intentions, due to Hamlet's irrational, distressed and depressed state of mind at the time of the soliloquies. Soliloquies 2 and 3 are particularly helpful in showing the spontaneity of his thoughts. Hamlet deals with issues such as the confliction of values, …showed first 75 words of 965 total…

…showed last 75 words of 965 total…character's version of events. In his soliloquies, Hamlet shows his motives, intentions and his state of mind, though they cannot be completely relied on for a wholly accurate account of his motives and intentions, due to Hamlet's irrational, distressed and depressed state of mind at the time of the soliloquies, which could also indicate madness. Plus, because of the advantage a character has with a soliloquy, Hamlet's account is only one version of the truth.