Hamlet key quotes 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureHamletA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: daisy merrionCreated on: 10-06-15 18:29 "I am sick at heart" Hamlet- State of Denmark is 'ill' 1 of 34 "Dear brother's dead" Claudius- sycophantic 2 of 34 "Frailty thy name is woman" Hamlet- obsession with Gertrude 3 of 34 "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" Hamlet- Sick nation 4 of 34 "Leave her to heaven" Ghost of Hamlet- leave Gertrude, let god punish her for her sins 5 of 34 "I'll loose my daughter to him" Claudius- using Ophelia 6 of 34 "That incestuous, that adulterous beast" Ghost to Hamlet: re Claudius" 7 of 34 "Never doubt I love" Hamlet in a letter to Ophelia" 8 of 34 "if it be now, 'tis not to come.. Let be" Hamlet- resignation to death 9 of 34 "I am justly killed with mine own treachery" Laertes- a dying Laertes realises he was morally wrong 10 of 34 "O my dear Hamlet!.. I am poisoned" Gertrude- dying words of affection and warning to Hamlet, makes us question her involvement 11 of 34 Thou incestuous, murderous, damned Dane/Drink off this poison" Hamlet- climax of his wrath against Claudius 12 of 34 "Good night sweet prince, and flights of angels fly thee to thy rest" Horatio- a farewell from Hamlet's closest friend. 13 of 34 "Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage" Fortinbras to Hortatio- shows loyalty 14 of 34 "You will lose, my Lord" Horatio to Hamlet- a knowing prophesy contrasting with Hamlet's belief the fight will be a minor event 15 of 34 "This is the very coinage of your brain" Gertrude to Hamlet- she cannot see the ghost, casting doubt upon Hamlet's mental state 16 of 34 "I must be cruel only to be kind" Hamlet to Gertrude- a sane comment implying a fondness of his mother and possibly Ophelia 17 of 34 "My revenge will come" Laertes 18 of 34 "A bloody deed. Almost as bad, good mother, as killing a king and marrying his brother" Hamlet to Gertrude 19 of 34 "Revenge should have no bounds" Claudius to Laertes 20 of 34 "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio" Hamlet famously musing about physical and moral corruption 21 of 34 "Get thee to a nunnery" Hamlet to Ophelia 22 of 34 God hath given you one face and you make yourselves another" Hamlet- Misogynistic view that all women are two-faced 23 of 34 "Do you think I meant country Matters?" Hamlet to Ophelia- crude and offensive language 24 of 34 "My wit's disease" Hamlet to Rosencrantz- his words are failing him 25 of 34 "Oh, my offence is rank" Claudius's confession 26 of 34 "All may be well" Claudius- hoping confession/pray will save him 27 of 34 "To be or not to be, that is the question" Hamlet considering the idea of suicide"t 28 of 34 The plays the thing/Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king" Hamlet showing confidence as he plots the first part of his revenge 29 of 34 "Incestuous sheets" Hamlet regarding Claudius/Gertude- obsession with Gertudes sexuality 30 of 34 "I shall obey my lord" Ophelia showing her submissive nature 31 of 34 "What was I about to say" Polonius- showing his age/loss of wit 32 of 34 "now he is praying; I'll do it now" Hamlet tempted to kill Claudius while he is praying but doesn't- concerned with spirituality 33 of 34 " to cut his throut I'the church" Laertes saying he would kill Hamlet in church given the opportunity 34 of 34
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