Flowers&weeds Flashcards
1
Q
Compares world to neglected garden. Former beauty is now choked by weeds
A
‘Tis an unweeded garden that grows to seed, things rank and gross in nature
2
Q
Suggest immorality. Sees Gertrude as revolting against proper moral in her marriage with Claudius
A
And do not spread the compost on the weeds, to make them ranker
3
Q
Associated with Ophelia’s innocence and purity. Gersturfe places flowers in her coffin
A
Therewith fantastic garlands did she come, of crowflowers, nettles, daisies and long purples