Revenge & Justice Flashcards
What quote first introduces the theme of revenge in the Ghost’s command?
“Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.”
How does Hamlet express his internal conflict about revenge?
“The time is out of joint: O cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.”
What line shows Hamlet’s hesitation about killing Claudius in prayer?
“Now might I do it pat, now he is praying… and so he goes to heaven.”
What quote captures Hamlet’s growing obsession with avenging his father?
“O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!”
How does Laertes contrast with Hamlet in seeking revenge?
“I’ll be revenged most thoroughly for my father.”
What quote shows the Ghost’s demand for justice over Gertrude?
“Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive against thy mother aught.”
What moment shows Hamlet finally fulfilling his revenge?
“Here, thou incestuous, murderous, damned Dane, drink off this potion.”
What line shows Fortinbras as a foil for just and honourable revenge?
“How stand I then, that have a father kill’d, a mother stain’d… and let all sleep?”
