| something is rotten in the state of denmark | Marcellus- Horatio |
| now cracks a noble heart. good night sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” | Horatio – HamletHamlet just died. |
| my words fly up, my thought remain below. words without thoughts never to heaven go. | Claudius – himself.confessing to killing old king hamlet.hamlet misses his chance for revenge. |
| to be or not to be…that is the question. | hamlet – hamletlive or die?first religious reference. soliloquy |
| brevity is the soul of wit. | Polonious – claudius & gertrude.irony. |
| let four captains bear hamlet like a soldier to the stage. | Fortinbras – soldiers.hamlet will be the only one who died with a proper royal burial. irony. |
| get thee to a nunnery. why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners? | Hamlet – Ophelia H just realized that O has lied straight to his face. he is heart broken. |
Hamlet Quotations
September 12, 2019