"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." Hamlet to Laertes prior to their duel (5.2.252): "Hamlet is of the faction that is wronged; His madness is poor Hamlet's enemy." Madness Quote "O, that this too too solid flesh would melt Thaw and resolve itself into a dew! Or that...
trying to discover more of the cause of Hamlet’s madness. Yet, when Hamlet confronts his mother with her wickedness, Gertrude feels significantly threatened and cries out. Echoing her cry, Polonius reveals his hiding place and Hamlet, thinking that it was ...
Hamlet calls out to the Ghost and it beckons Hamlet to leave with it. Despite the pleadings of Horatio and Marcellus, who are afraid that the apparition might be an evil entity in disguise, Hamlet agrees to follow the Ghost and the two figures disappear into the dark. Marcellus, shaken ...
Hamlet (1601), II, ii. Science quotes on: | Definition (238) | Mad (54) | Madness (33) | Nothing (1000) | Truth (1109) Give me an ounce of civit, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination. — William Shakespeare In Raymond C. Rowe, Joseph Chamberlain, A Spoonful of Sugar (...
Preferring cunning to rant, Hamlet instinctively distrusts histrionic display—even when it is "real" it will seem affected [see THAT WITHIN WHICH PASSES SHOW and HOLD A MIRROR UP TO NATURE]. Themes: madness, actors and acting Speakers: Hamlet Popular Quotes See all What's in a name...
Though young Hamlet has a plan to feign "madness" to trap Claudius into admitting that he murdered Hamlet's father, his words and behavior reveal the true nature of his depression. Depression Quotes in Hamlet Hamlet's depression is apparent in the words he speaks, especially in his soliloquies...
These are the first words Hamlet speaks in the play. He refers to Claudius as "more than kin" because he is now his uncle and step father, and I would take "less than kind" at face value, although some interpret "kind" as "natural" because of Shakespeare's use of the word elsewhere...
“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes. Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers’ tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, a choking gall and a preserving sweet.”–William Shakespeare ...
134. “You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.”–Robin Williams 135. “If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions dostupid peopleask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?”– Scott Adams ...
-Hamlet(1.1.42), Marcellus Why is it more fitting that a scholar speak to the Ghost? As a scholar, Horatio would have a firm understanding of Latin, the language in which the exorcising of spirits would have been performed. Marcellus hopes that Horatio will have the proper Latin formula...