Key Quotations - Minor Characters Flashcards
1
Q
Barnardo, the first line of the play
A
‘Who’s there?’
(Surveillance, Interrogation, mistrust)
2
Q
Marcellus to Horatio
A
‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark’
(Corruption)
3
Q
Francisco on the battlements
A
‘Tis bitter cold/ And I am sick at heart’
(Corruption)
4
Q
Laertes before his death
A
‘I am justly killed with my own treachery’
(Revenge)
5
Q
Ghost revealing to Hamlet he was murdered
A
‘Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder’
6
Q
Ghost revealing Claudius murdered him
A
‘The serpent that did sting thy father’s life / Now wears his crown’
7
Q
R+G’s betrayal
A
‘My Lord we were sent for’
8
Q
Ghost almost haunting Hamlet
A
‘Remember me’
9
Q
Francisco when Barnardo comes to take his place
A
‘Stand and unfold yourself’
(Mistrust’
