Action vs Inaction Flashcards
What quote captures Hamlet’s paralysis over avenging his father?
“To be, or not to be: that is the question.”
What moment shows Hamlet self-condemning for delay?
“O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!”
What line reflects his philosophical struggle with action?
“Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.”
What does he say about conscience and resolution?
“Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.”
How does Hamlet contrast himself with Fortinbras’ decisiveness?
“How stand I then, that have a father kill’d, a mother stain’d… and let all sleep?”
What quote shows the cost of overthinking?
“Thinking too precisely on the event.”
What is Hamlet’s resolution in Act 4 about action?
“O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth!”
What line expresses existential questioning about the point of acting at all?
“To die—to sleep—perchance to dream.”
