my last minute essay that I had no idea about until a few hours ago bc im a bad noodle

 Actions Do Not Speak Louder Than Words

Too many people are inattentive when reading anything by Shakespeare, but this is only because of his utilization of performative utterance. Most of Hamlet is a large cluster of words, yet very little applied action. Each soliloquy, and every monologue, constitutes a different piece of the story that awaits to be unraveled by the next speech. Hamlet, the character, helps to prove Shakespeare's well-defined purpose for using inflated speech and minimal action.
So many of Hamlet's soliloquies and conversations with other characters reveal his true feelings, because there are no actions to validate those inner emotions and conflicts that he is dealing with. The widely known "to be or not to be" soliloquy speaks wonders for itself, for the character speaking it, and for the play, as well as Shakespeare and his style. There is so much inspiration and despair compressed into this aside that no matter who reads into it, it can have an endless amount of interpretations. All of the inner conflicts that Hamlet is dealing with makes up for the loss of actions throughout the play. "To be or not to be" states Hamlet's feelings towards life, as well as his romantic and distraught emotions about Ophelia. Through the many monologues that Hamlet said, came along the pattern and method known as "self-overhearing". Shakespeare was able to manipulate Hamlet's character to speak to the audience, but speak to himself at the same time. By applying this to the play, Shakespeare created the illusion that Hamlet was talking to himself, and giving himself advice on what he should do next. Hamlet was basically thinking aloud, and coming up with various solutions to his problems. "Self-overhearing" can also occur in every day life. Simply talking to someone can help you figure out situations that you never thought you could solve.
When reading Shakespeare's works, you can only help but feel there is absolutely no activity going on between the characters. But throughout Hamlet so many people realize that the style isn't about constituting action, it is about using words and intense soliloquies to draw attention to the characters' emotions and feelings.