Hamlet soliloquies quotes Flashcards
wants to die
striking image
god made it a sin to commit suicide
his deep religious grief is evident and this restricted his instinctual behaviour
O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew!
his vision of life
nothing is exciting
his world has been ruined by grief
how weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world
classical allusion
juxtaposes and compares the kings
idealistic, childish view of father
so excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr
considers himself weak, difficulty of being a child of a successful parent
feels inadequate
crippled by the feeling of not living up to expectations
mad at claudius
My father’s brother, but no more like my father than I to Hercules
accuses claudius and gertrude of incest, disgusted, especially at his mother
O, most wicked speed, to post with such dexterity to incestuous sheets
language littered with negative language associated with himself
highly insulting
low moral value
self-loathing
O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I
highly intelligent
clear and well thought out plan
has an ability to act
now the waiting is logical
the play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king
procrastinates further as claudius is in a state of grace
A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send to heaven
finally feels that he can do it
annoyed at himself for not killing him yet
I have cause and will and strength and means to do’t
