Honour and Masculinity Flashcards
What quote shows Hamlet questioning his own honour and courage?
“Am I a coward?”
How does Hamlet compare himself unfavourably to Fortinbras?
“How stand I then, that have a father kill’d, a mother stain’d…”
What line expresses Hamlet’s desire for heroic resolution?
“O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth.”
How does Laertes express masculine vengeance?
“Let come what comes; only I’ll be revenged most thoroughly for my father.”
What quote reflects the tension between thought and masculine action?
“Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.”
What does Hamlet say about his emotions when facing death?
“The readiness is all.”
How does Claudius question Hamlet’s manhood early on?
“’Tis unmanly grief.”
What quote reflects Gertrude’s plea for emotional restraint?
“Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted colour off.”
