How does Hamlet portray the noble of Denmark as void of delicacy and thus beyond salvation from corruption. | Describes them as “swinish” and corrupt. |
Which quote suggests Claudius’s corruption through wealth and materialism? (also gives a link to a disease or parasite). | “…as he drains his draughts of Rhenish down…” |
Which quote demonstrates Claudius’s attempts to escape from reality (with noise) and his own personal corruption? | “flourish of trumpets and two pieces” |
How does Hamlet link the corruption of Denmark to disease or decay? | “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” |
How does Horatio foreshadow Hamlet’s death and this causing the downfall of others? | “What if it tempt you toward the flood, my lord?” |
Which quote demonstrates the primary conflict both within the scene and within Hamlet’s character as a whole? | “Be thou a spirit of health or Goblin damned.” |
How does Hamlet again show his lack of valuing his own life, possibly suggesting instability? | “I do not set my life at a pin’s fee…” |
HAMLET Act 1, Scene 4 KEY QUOTES
August 13, 2019