First Soliloquy (Act 1, Scene 2) Flashcards
Grief towards Old Hamlet and neglection
1
Q
“O, that this is too solid flesh would melt, …
A
… Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew.”
2
Q
“How weary, stale, flat, and unprotiable / …
A
… Seem to me all the uses of this world”
3
Q
“’tis an unweeded garden, …
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… that grows to seed: things rank and gross in nature possess it merely”
4
Q
“Fraility, …
A
… thy name is woman!”
5
Q
“O God, a beast that wants discourse of reason / …
A
… Would have mourned longer!”
6
Q
“O, most wicked speed, …
A
… to post with such dexterity to incestuous sheets.”
7
Q
“But break my heart, …
A
… for I must hold my tongue!”
