hamlet act 1 key quotes Flashcards
who said “this bodies some strange eruption to out state”
Horatio tells Marcellus and Barnardo, as he is sure that the appearance of the ghost in the form of their previous king signals that something is seriously wrong with the country
” a little more than kin and less than kind “
hamlet
” How is it that the clouds still hang on you “
Claudius
” But, you must know, your father lost a father….. ‘tis unmanly grief”
Claudius
“Frailty thy name is woman”
Hamlet
“O! most wicked speed, to post with such dexterity to incestuous sheets !”
hamlet
“How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world “
Hamlet
” My father’s spirit in arms ! All is not well; I doubt some foul play.”
Hamlet
” is subject to his birth”
Laertes
” I would not, in plain terms, from this time forth… give words or talk with the Lord Hamlet “
Polonius
” Tender yourself more dearly or … you’ll tender me a fool “
Polonius
” I, with wings as swift as meditation or the thoughts of love, may sweep to me revenge “
Hamlet
” O villain, villain, smiling damned villain, that one may smile and smile and be a villain “
Hamlet
” O cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right !”
Hamlet
“Thou art a scholar; speak to it, Horatio
Marcellus
” Horatio says ‘ tis but our fantasy, And will not let belief take hold of him Touching this dreaded sight twice seen of us “
Marcellus
Act 1 scene 1
the play opens on the castle walls of Elsinore - the seat of the Danish royal family. Tension and suspense are built throughout this scene with the supernatural (ghost) presence. it is approaching midnight and bitterly cold. the guards seem to be in a heightened state of anxiety. they bring Horatio to their watch to prove to him that a ghost has been haunting the castle walls the previous two nights. One of the most interesting
