| Act 3,Scene 1, line 64: To be or not to be_ that is the question | Hamlet in a soliloquy contemplating suicide |
| Act 3, Scene 1, line 131-132: Get thee to a nunnery why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners? | Hamlet to Ophelia about never marrying and never having sinful children |
| Act 3, Scene 1, line 154-156: I have heard of your painting too, well enough. God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another. | Hamlet to Ophelia about the fact that women try to hide their trueselves. |
| Act 3, Scene 1, line 203: Madness in great ones not unwatched go | Claudius to Polonius that they should carefully watch Hamlet because he could be dangerous |
| Act 3, Scene 2, line 18-21: Suit the action to the word. . . modety of nature | Hamlet to the actor or player explaining that he wants them to keep the play true to the script and they should not alter the script in any way. |
| Act 3, Scene 2, line 254: The lady doth protest too much methinks. | Gertrude talking to Hamlet about the women in that play arguing with everything when she should be more agreeable |
| Act 3, Scene 3, line 40-42: O, my offense in rank, it smells to heaven; A brother’s murder | Claudius talking to himself about his evil deeds |
| Act 3, Scene 3, line 102-103: My words fly up, my thoughts remain; words without thoughts never to heaven go | Claudius talking to himself about the fact that he cannot pray because he is not truly repentant because he will not give up the crown of Gertrude. |
Hamlet Quotes
August 18, 2019