Close read of Hamlet's soliloquy "oh that this too too solid flesh..." shows that Hamlet's life is one of futility and despair.

In close reading of the first soliloquy made by Hamlet in Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Hamlet", Prince of Denmark, we see that Hamlet is a very hurt young man, overcome with feelings of futility and despair. Hamlet's speech is given after losing his father and having his mother remarry hastily soon after, seemingly with no regret for her son or late husband. In his soliloquy, Hamlet gives a passionate account of his true feelings which …

…but shown explicitly in the last line: "But break, my heart..." Everything that is emotionally affecting Hamlet is heavily weighing down his heart, to the point where it is ready to break. Hamlet is in such a state of despair that he has a melancholy feeling and he depressed to a nearly suicidal point. In this soliloquy by Hamlet, he sees life as having no profound significance, due to it being painful, fruitless, and wasted.