Quotes act (III) scene (iii) Flashcards
The terms of our estate
The terms of our estate may not endure hazard so dangerous as doth hourly grow out of his lunacies
Never alone
never alone did the king sigh but with a general groan
my offence is rank
my offence is rank, it smells to heaven, it hath the primal eldest curse upon’t, a bother’s murder!
And so I am revenged. That would be scann’d
that would be scann’d, a villain kills my father, and for that, I his sole son, do the same villain send to heaven
I am still possessed
i am still possessed of those effects for which i did the murder, my crown, mine own ambition, and my queen. My one be pardoned and retain the offence?
WHO SAYS THIS The terms of our estate may not endure hazard so dangerous as doth hourly grow out of his lunacies
claudius
EXPLAIN The terms of our estate may not endure hazard so dangerous as doth hourly grow out of his lunacies
Hamlet’s behaviour is dangerous and threatens the position of the king
WHO SAYS THIS never alone did the king sigh but with a general groan
rosencrantz
EXPLAIN never alone did the king sigh but with a general groan
when the king suffers the nation suffers
singular sigh -> general groan
onomatopoeia
WHO SAYS THIS? my offence is rank, it smells to heaven, it hath the primal eldest curse upon’t, a bother’s murder!
claudius
EXPLAIN my offence is rank, it smells to heaven, it hath the primal eldest curse upon’t, a bother’s murder!
compares his sin to the first murder, according to the bible, brothers cain kills abel,
WHO SAYS THIS i am still possessed of those effects for which i did the murder, my crown, mine own ambition, and my queen. My one be pardoned and retain the offence?
claudius
EXPLAIN i am still possessed of those effects for which i did the murder, my crown, mine own ambition, and my queen. My one be pardoned and retain the offence?
he still has the 3 fruits of the crime, rhetorical question, he knows he cannot be forgiven if he still possesses the fruits of his crime
WHO SAYS THIS that would be scann’d, a villain kills my father, and for that, I his sole son, do the same villain send to heaven
Hamlet
scann’d
scant
that wouldn’t be much