mad as the sea and wind when both contend /which is the mightier | queen-saying hamlet is super crazyeither thinks he’s truly crazy or trust and protecting hamlet by lying to Claudius |
my soul is full of discord and dismay | king-guilty for Polonius’s death b/c hamlet was trying to kill him not polonius |
(compounded) it with dust, whereto ’tis kin | hamlet- ashes to ashes biblical reference/circle of life |
I am glad of it. a knavish speech sleeps in a foolish ear | hamlet- rose and guild don’t understand hamlets words and he says that they are fools |
how dangerous is it that this man goes loose! | king-saying need to stop hamlet (trying to look good) looks like looking out for everyone but really looking out for himself |
a man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm//what dost thou mean by this?//nothing but to show you how a king may go a progress through the guts of a beggar | hamlet/king/hamlet-hamlet saying he’s not better than a beggar, gonna kill him, and circle of life |
so is it if thou knew’st our purpose//I see a cherub that sees them. but come, for England | king-if only he knew what will be done to him in England hamlet- acting happy ab England. acting cocky /arrogant–like God knows what you are planning and so do I (I will kill you) |
do it, England, for like the hectic in my blood he rages, and thou must cure me | king- killing hamlet is important b/c hamlet knows that he killed king hamlet so needs to protect secret |
how all occasions do inform against me And spur my dull revenge | hamlet- Fortinbras making me look a fool b/c hamlets not trying to take revenge |
whether it be bestial oblivion or some craven scruple Of thinking too precisely on th’ event | hamlet- am I not thinking ab it or the complete opposite, overthinking the revenge |
how stand I, then, that have a father killed, a mother stained, excitements of my reason and my blood, and let all sleep | hamlet- his situation is complicated and to make it worse-dad murdered, mom stained by murderer and still not doing anything |
from this time forth my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth! | hamlet- must only think ab killing Claudius problem-his “thought” trap him he needs to turn them to action |
for good polonius’ death, and we have done but greenly In hugger-mugger to inter him; poor Ophelia | king- they didn’t give polonius a proper funeral. no closure for ophelia |
to his good friends thus wide I’ll ope my arms and, like the kind life-rend’ring pelican, Repast them with my blood | Laertes- illusion of the pelican in her piety-if kids starving mom will feed herself to them. I will die to avenge my fathers death |
by heaven, thy madness shall be paid with weight Till our scale turn the beam | Laertes- scales of justice- even more passionate ab avenging father and now mad sister |
that he which hath your noble father slain Pursued my life | king- telling Laertes that hamlet meant to kill him when he killed his father |
it warms the very sickness in my heart that I (shall) live and tell him to his teeth “thus didst thou” | Laertes- my name is Laertes you killed my father, prepare to die. wants to tell hamlet this as he kills him |
my lord, I will be ruled, the rather if you could devise it so that I might be the organ | Laertes- will keep the secret that Claudius ordered hamlets death but wants to kill hamlet |
too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia, and therefore I forbid my tears | Laertes- cant cry for Ophelia’s death needs to get revenge.even more angry |
hamlets brain | 75%- coward(superego)–taking over25%-wisdom (ego)b/c of his religion and avenging his father is a sin |
similarities b/t fortinbras and hamlet | fathers deaduncles rule landtrue heirs to the throne |
what is Ophelia singing about and how does the queen feel | marriage and death/hamlet and poloniusqueen is scared and bad for Ophelia/guilt |
why does Ophelia feel like it’s her fault | first crazy when she thinks she caused hamlets craziness and now he killed her father |
why does hamlet wish he was more like fortinbras | fortinbras has a one tract mind full or passion. plans and will avenge his father. |
ophelia says white his shroudand larded all with sweet flowers | heaven/puritypolonius grave |
what do the people think of Claudius hiding polonius death | thinking hiding it b/c he did it and they see it as a way to get him off the throne |
what does Ophelia hand out | Laertes- rosemary and pansies (remembrance of father and thoughts-use logic)Ophelia- rue (sorrowful and repentance)Claudius- rue/daisies(sorrowful/repentance//dissembling -Denmark)Gertrude- fennel (flattery/deceit) violets- faithfulness- none cuz didn’t give father proper burial |
king reason for not telling what hamlet did | 1) cant hurt Gertrude2)ppl love him |
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August 12, 2019