Hamlet Key Quotes Flashcards
“This _____ some strange ________ to our _____.”
“This bodes some strange eruption to our state.” - Horatio, A1 S1
“‘Tis _______ _____”
“‘Tis unmanly grief” - Claudius, A1 S2
“Be thou a ______ of ______ or ______ damn’d, Bring with thee ____ from ______ or ______from ____, Be thy intents ______ or __________”
“Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn’d, Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable” - Hamlet, A1 S4
“Something is ______ in the _____ of _______”
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” - Marcellus, A1 S4
“When I to _________ and __________ flames Must ______ myself up”
“When I to sulph’rous and tormenting flames Must render myself up” - Ghost, A1 S5
“Revenge his ____ and most _________ murder”
“Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” - Ghost, A1 S5
“The _______ that did _____ thy father’s ____ Now wears his _____”
“The serpent that did sting thy father’s life Now wears his crown” - Ghost, A1 A5
“That __________, that __________ beast, With __________ of his wit, with __________ gifts”
“That incestuous, that adulterate beast, With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts” - Ghost. A1 S5
“Let not the _____ ___ of Denmark be A _____ for ______ and ______ incest”
“Let not the royal bed of Denmark be A couch for luxury and damned incest” - Ghost, A1 A5
“To put an _____ ___________ on”
“To put an antic disposition on” - Hamlet, A1 S5
[aside] “Though this be _______, yet there is a ______ in’t”
[aside] “Though this be madness, yet there is a method in’t” - Polonius, A2 S2
“O what a _____ and _______ _____ am I!”
“O what a rogue and peasant slave am I!” - Hamlet, A2 S2
“Must like a _____ unpack my _____ with _____”
“Must like a whore unpack my heart with words” - Hamlet, A2 S2
“Wise ___ know well enough what ________you make of us”
“Wise men know well enough what monsters you make of us” - Hamlet, A3 S1
“I will speak _______ to her, but use _____”
“I will speak daggers to her, but use none” - Hamlet, A3 S2
“Since I am still _________ Of those _______ for which I did the ______- My _____, mine own ________, and my _____”
“Since I am still possess’d Of those effects for which I did the murder- My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen” - Claudius, A3 S3
“My words ___ __, my thoughts remain _____. Words without ________ never to ______ __”
“My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts never to heaven go” - Claudius, A3 S3
“I essentially am not in _______, But ___ in _____”
“I essentially am not in madness, But mad in craft” - Hamlet, A3 S4
“ (A sponge) That _____ up the King’s ___________, his _______, his ___________”
“ (A sponge) That soaks up the King’s countenance, his rewards, his authorities” - Hamlet, A4 S1
“From this _____ forth My ________ be _______ or be nothing _____”
“From this time forth My thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth” - Hamlet, A4 S4
“To hell, __________! Vows to the ________ devil! __________ and _____, to the ___________ pit! I dare _________”
“To hell, allegiance! Vows to the blackest devil! Conscience and grace, to the profoundest pit! I dare damnation” - Laertes, A4 S5
“To ___ his ______ in i’th’ ______”
“To cut his throat in i’th’ church” - Laertes, A4 S7
“Pull’d the poor ______ from her _________ lay To _____ death” - Gertrude
“Pull’d the poor wretch from her melodious lay To muddy death” - Gertrude, A4 S7
“It is to ___, to __, to _______”
“It is to act, to do, to perform” - Gravedigger 1, A5 S1
“The _____ take thy ____”
“The devil take thy soul” - Laertes, A5 S1
“I lov’d _______. _____ ________ brothers Could not with all their ________ of ____ Make up my ___”
“I lov’d Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers Could not with all their quantity of love Make up my sum” - Hamlet, A5 S1
“An absolute _________… of very ____ society”
“An absolute gentleman… of very soft society” - Osric (about Laertes), A5 S2
“Let me speak to th’yet _________ world… Of ______, ______, and _________ acts, Of __________ judgements, ______ slaughters, Of deaths put on by _______ and ______ cause”
“Let me speak to th’yet unknowing world… Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, Of accidental judgements, casual slaughters, Of deaths put on by cunning and forc’d cause” - Horatio, A5 S2
