Laertes Quotations Flashcards
Describes Ophelia’s virginity as
‘chaste treasure’
Laertes tells Ophelia their love will not last
‘not permanent, sweet, not lasting’
Laertes says the health of the king is linked to the body of the country
‘his voice depends the sanctity and health of this whole state’
The messenger says the people want Laertes to be their King
‘choose we! Laertes shall be king’
if he was calm he would not be his fathers son, adamant he must get revenge for his parents murder, contrasts Hamlet
‘That drop of blood that’s calm proclaims me bastard’
Only wants revenge and does not care for the consequences
‘Let what comes, only I’ll be revenged’
Does not care about going to hell
‘To Hell allegiance, vows to the blackest devil’
he has the will and means to kill, reflects Hamlet, parallel characters
‘My will, not all the world’
Laertes will dip his sword in poison
‘I’ll anoint my sword’
admits fighting Hamlet is not the right thing to do
‘And yet it is almost against my conscience’
makes up with Hamlet, can go to heaven
‘Exchange forgiveness with my noble Hamlet’
