| Lucianus’ description of the murder – directed at corruption of Claudius | ‘Thoughts black, hands apt, drugs fit, and time agreeing’ |
| Hamlet after mentioning the ‘ulcerous place’ of the inside of Gertrude: corruption affects her on the inside | ‘Whiles rank corruption mining all within/Infects unseen’ |
| Hamlet tells his mother not to worsen her offence by not repenting | ‘do not spread the compost on the weeds/To make them ranker’ |
| Hamlet on how those guilty of murder will give themselves away | ‘For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak/With most miraculous organ’ |
Hamlet Quotes – Corruption, Decay and Death
August 15, 2019