The effect of one of the most famous soliloquys in literature, Hamlet's, is to illustrate that Hamlet is going insane.
He contemplates whether to do it or not, which ultimately drives him mad for revenge.
B.) By citing the office to which he was elected
Melinda "Mel" Sordino is the main character and narrator of Laurie Halse Anderson's 1999 novel Speak. Her last name, Sordino, is an Italian word that can be translated as "deaf." The character's ordeals were based on Anderson's own experiences; she was raped one summer prior to starting high school.
