Seudónimo Seudónimo 16-12-2021 English contestada Why is Hamlet so upset with himself in the "O, what a rogue and peasant slave" soliloquy in Act II, scene ii, lines 559-617? He was never given the opportunity to achieve his dreams of becoming an actor. He can't put thoughts and words into action while a group of actors can. The love between his father and mother is gone. He is tormented by the question of whether or not to kill himself.