hamlet quotes Flashcards
(122 cards)
1
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long live the ____!
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long live the king! (Barnardo act1,s1)
2
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f______ to this ground
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friends to this ground (Horatio act1,s1)
3
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thou art a s______
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thou art a scholar (Marcellus speaks about Horatio act1s1)
4
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harrows me with f___ and w______
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harrows me with fear and wonder (Horatio act1,s1)
5
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it s_____ away
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it stalks away (Barnardo act1,s1)
6
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semantic field- ‘fair’ ‘w_______’ ‘m______’
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‘fair’ ‘warlike’ ‘majesty’ (Horatio describes old hamlet)
7
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this bodes some s______ eruption to our s____
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this bodes some strange eruption to our state (Horatio act1,s1)
8
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discretion fought with n_____
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discretion fought with nature (Claudius act1s2)
9
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therefore our sometime s______ , now our queen
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therefore our sometime sister, now our queen (Claudius, act1s2)
10
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defeated j__
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defeated joy (Claudius act1s2 - oxymoron)
11
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mirth in f______
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mirth in funeral (Claudius act1s2- oxymoron)
12
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dirge in m_______
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dirge in marriage (Claudius act1s2 - oxymoron)
13
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d______ and dole
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delight and dole (Claudius act1s2)
14
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with this a_____ along
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with this affair along (Claudius act1s2)
15
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to our most v______ brother. so much for him
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to our most valiant brother. so much for him (Claudius act1s2- he is dismissive of old hamlet’s death)
16
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Semantic field ‘duty in your c_________’ ‘confess’ ‘d___ done’ ‘wi____’ ‘gr_____’ ‘pardon
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‘duty in your coronation’ ‘confess’ ‘duty done’ ‘wishes’ ‘gracious’ ‘pardon’ (Laertes act1s2- speaks to Claudius )
17
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a little more than k__, and less than k___
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a little more than kin, and less than kind (hamlet, act1s2)
18
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how is it that the c_____ still hang on you?
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how is it that the clouds still hang on you? (Claudius act1s2)
19
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shapes of g____
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shapes of grief (hamlet act1s2)
20
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inky cl___
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inky cloak (hamlet, act1s2)
21
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rhyming couplet ‘show’ and ‘suits of w__’
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‘show’ and ‘suits of woe’ (hamlet act1s2)
22
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tis un_____ grief
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tis unmanly grief (Claudius act1s2)
23
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I pray thee stay with us, go not to w_________
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I pray thee stay with us, go not to Wittenberg (Gertrude act1s2)
24
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sullied fl___ would melt
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sullied flesh would melt (hamlet act1s2- 1st soliloquy)
25
self-sl______. O God! O God!
self-slaughter O God! O God! (Hamlet act1s2- 1st soliloquy)
26
unweeded g_____
unweeded garden (hamlet act1s2- 1st soliloquy)
27
'rank' 'gross' 'n_____'
'rank' 'gross' 'nature' (hamlet act1s2- 1st soliloquy)
28
hyperion to a s____
hyperion to a satyr (hamlet act1s2- 1st soliloquy- contrasts Claudius and Gertrude)
29
Must I re______?
must I remember? (hamlet act1s2- 1st soliloquy)
30
incestuous s_____!
incestuous sheets! (hamlet ac1s2- 1st soliloquy)
31
my good f____
my good friend (hamlet act1s2- referring to Horatio)
32
figure like your f_____
figure like your father (Horatio act1s2)
33
'toy in _____ ' 'not p________' 'not lasting'
'toy in blood' 'not permanent' 'not lasting' (Laertes act1s3- speaks about hamlet and ophelia's relationship)
34
his will is not h__ o__
his will is not his own (Laertes act1s3- about hamlet)
35
fear it O______, fear it, my dear s_____
fear it Ophelia, fear it, my dear sister (Laertes act1s3- warns ophelia of losing her innocence to hamlet)
36
you speak like a g____ girl
you speak like a green girl (polonius act1s3- dismissive of ophelia)
37
do not believe his v___
do not believe his vows (polonius act1s3- warns of hamlet to ophelia)
38
I shall o___ my lord
I shall obey my lord (ophelia act1s3)
39
I am n_____ here ... manner b___, it is a custom
I am native here ... manner born, it is a custom (hamlet act1s4- feels like he doesn't belong)
40
mole of n_____ in them
mole of nature in them (hamlet act1s4- nature motif)
41
'spirits of h_____' 'g_____ damned'
'spirits of health' 'goblin damned' (hamlet act1s4)
42
I'll call thee Hamlet, K___, f____-, royal Dane
I'll call thee Hamlet, King, father, royal Dane (hamlet act1s4- he sees his old hamlet as a king more than a father)
43
something is r_____ in the state of D______
something is rotting in the state of Denmark (Marcellus act1s4)
44
pity me n__
pity me not (old hamlet act1s4- doesn't want emotions)
45
I am thy father's s_____
I am thy father's spirit (old hamlet act1s4- distancing himself emotionally)
46
burnt and p_____ away
burnt and purged away (old hamlet act1s4- he is okay with damning Hamlet's soul for revenge)
47
If thou didst ever thy dear f_____ l___
if though didst ever thy dear father love (old hamlet act1s4- manipulating hamlet)
48
most u_______ murder
most unnatural murder (old hamlet act1s4)
49
serpent that did sting thy father's life now w____ his c____
serpent that did sting thy father's life now wears his crown (old hamlet act1s4)
50
semantic field 'witchcraft' 'traitorous g____' 'so to s_____!'
'witchcraft' 'traitorous gifts' 'so to seduce' (old hamlet act1s4- attempts to feminise Claudius)
51
radiant a____
radiant angel (old hamlet act1s4- refers to Gertrude)
52
honest g____
honest ghost (hamlet act1s4)
53
I do f___ it ... he took me by the w____
I do fear it ... he took me by the wrist (ophelia act2s1)
54
this is the ecstasy of l___ whose v______ property forgoes itself
this is the ecstasy of love whose violent property forgoes itself (polonius act2s1- links love with violence)
55
my dear G_______
my dear Gertrude (Claudius act2s2- respectful relationship)
56
though this be m______, yet there is m_____ in it
though this be madness, yet there is method in it (polonius act2s2)
57
Denmark's a p_____
Denmark's a prison (hamlet act2s2)
58
what a rogue and p______ slave am I!
What a rogue and peasant slave am I! (hamlet act2s2- 2nd soliloquy, victimises himself)
59
visage wann'd ... and all for n_____!
visage wann'd ... and all for nothing (Hamlet act2s2- 2nd soliloquy, jealous of actors)
60
The play's the t____ Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the k___.
The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king. (hamlet act2s2- end of the 2nd soliloquy- rhyming couplet)
61
'walk you here' 'read on this b___' 'devotion's v_____'
'walk you here' 'read on this book' 'devotion's visage' (polonius act3s1- teaches Ophelia to spy on hamlet)
62
to be or not __ b_, that is the question
to be or not to be, that is the question (hamlet act3s1- 3rd soliloquy- to die or to stay alive)
63
to sleep, perchance to d____
to sleep, perchance to dream (hamlet act3s1- 3rd soliloquy- sugarcoats death)
64
dread of something after d____
dread of something after death (hamlet act3s1- 3rd soliloquy)
65
Get thee to a n______ ... breeder of s_______
Get thee to a nunnery ... breeder of sinners (hamlet act3s1)
66
O help him, sweet h_____!
O help him, sweet heavens! (Ophelia act1s3)
67
God hath given you one f___ and make make yourself a______
God hath given you one face and make make yourself another (hamlet act3s1)
68
Observe my u_____
observe my uncle (hamlet act3s2 - trusts Horatio with his plan)
69
Lady, shall I lie in y___ l__?
Lady, shall I lie in your lap? (hamlet act3s2)
70
'hell itself b_______ out' 'let me be cruel, not u_______' 'shent...consent'
'hell itself breathes out' 'let me be cruel, not unnatural' 'shent...consent' (hamlet act3s2, soliloquy, rhyming couplet)
71
Hazard so n___ us
Hazard so near us (Claudius act3s3- hamlet's madness is worse and he sees it as a threat)
72
Is there not rain enough in the s____ h______ to wash it white as s___?
Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens to wash it white as snow? (Claudius act3s3 soliloquy)
73
When he is d____ asleep or in his r___
When he is drunk asleep or in his rage (hamlet act3s3- doesn't;'t want to kill Claudius whilst he is praying)
74
his heels may kick at h______
his heels may kick at heaven (hamlet act3s3)
75
words without t_______ never to heaven go
words without thoughts never to heaven go (Claudius act3s3)
76
O what a rash and b_____ deed this is!
O what a rash and bloody deed this is! (Gertrude act3s4- polonius dies)
77
O speak to me no more. These words like d______ enter in my ears. No more sweet H_____
O speak to me no more. These words like daggers enter in my ears. No more sweet Hamlet (Gertrude act3s4)
78
Alas he is m__
alas he is mad (Gertrude act3s4)
79
I must be cruel only to be k___
I must be cruel only to be kind (hamlet act3s4)
80
mad as the s__ and w___
mad as the sea and wind (Gertrude act4s1)
81
threats to a__... to us, to e_______
threats to all... to us, to everyone (Claudius act4s1)
82
foul d______
foul disease (Claudius act4s1- describing hamlet)
83
O come a___ My soul is full of d______ and dismay
O come away My soul is full of discord and dismay (Claudius act4s1)
84
we fat o________ for maggots
we fat ourselves for maggots (hamlet act4s3- going to die eventually)
85
What is a man if his chief good and market of his time be but to s____ and f___?
What is a man if his chief good and market of his time be but to sleep and feed? (hamlet act4s5- realises he hasn't acted as a revenger)
86
O from this time forth My thoughts be b_____ or nothing w____
O from this time forth My thoughts be bloody or nothing worth (hamlet act4s5- rhyming couplet)
87
'pretty l___' 'pretty Ophelia'
'pretty lady' 'pretty Ophelia' (Claudius act4s5- ophelia has gone mad)
88
Then up he rose, and donned his c______ ... chamber door... never departed m___
Then up he rose, and donned his clothes ... chamber door... never departed more (ophelia act4s5- sings about hamlet- rhyming couplet)
89
O thou vile king Give me my f_____
O thou vile king Give me my father (Laertes act4s5)
90
blackest d____ ... dare d________
blackest devil ... dare damnation (Laertes act4s5)
91
nothing more than m_____
nothing more than matter (Laertes act4s5- describes ophelia's madness)
92
withered all when my f_____ d___
withered all when my father died (Ophelia act4s5)
93
Rosencrantz and Guildernstern hold heir course for E______
Rosencrantz and Guildernstern hold heir course for England (Horatio reads letter act4s6- foreshadows their deaths)
94
my r_____ will come
my revenge will come (Laertes act4s7)
95
masterly report for art and e_______
masterly report for art and exercise (Claudius act4s7- flatters Laertes: manipulation or respect?)
96
Revenge should have no b_____
Revenge should have no bounds (Claudius act4s7)
97
sipping if he by chance escape your v____ stuck
sipping if he by chance escape your venom stuck (Claudius act4s7- plotting against hamlet)
98
weeping b___k ... mermaid like
weeping brook ... mermaid like (Gertrude act4s7- describes Ophelia's death)
99
melodious l__
melodious lay (Gertrude act4s7- fantasises ophelia's death)
100
muddy d____
muddy death (Gertrude act4s7)
101
Dost thou think Alexander looked o' this f______ in the earth?
Dost thou think Alexander looked o' this fashion in the earth? (Hamlet act5s1- confused about death- even Alexander the Great is dead and has only a skull)
102
death was d_______
death was doubtful (priest act5s1- Ophelia committed suicide?)
103
fair and un_______ flesh may violets s_____
fair and unpolluted flesh may violets spring (Laertes act5s1)
104
What the f___ Ophelia!
What the fair Ophelia! (Hamlet act5s1)
105
Till I have caught her in m___ arms
Till I have caught her in mine arms (Laertes act5s1- incest?)
106
leaps into the g____
leaps into the grave (stage directions- laertes and hamlet fight over ophelia's body)
107
I here proclaim was m______
I here proclaim was madness (Hamlet act5s2- antic disposition or real madness?)
108
His madness is poor H_____'s enemy
His madness is poor Hamlet's enemy (hamlet act5s2- speaks about himself in the 3rd person)
109
I'll be your f___ Laertes
I'll be your foil Laertes (hamlet act5s2- foil= contrasting characters)
110
this is too h____. let me see another
this is too heavy. let me see another (laertes act5s2- plan begins)
111
wine upon the t____
wine upon the table (Claudius act5s2)
112
this p____ is thine
this pearl is thine (Claudius act5s2- potions the chalice)
113
she d_____
she drinks (stage directions - Gertrude drinks the poison)
114
almost against my guilty c________
almost against my guilty conscience (laertes act5s2)
115
incestuous, m_________, damned dance... follow my m______
incestuous, murderous, damned dance... follow my mother (hamlet act5s2- killing Claudius)
116
exchange for_______ with me, noble Hamlet
exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet (Laertes act5s2- apologises )
117
I am dead h______
I am dead Horatio (hamlet act5s2)
118
Here's some l____ left
Here's some liquor left (Horatio act5s2- wants to die with hamlet)
119
thy breath in pain to t__ my st___
thy breath in pain to tell my story (Hamlet act5s2)
120
the rest is s_____
the rest is silence (Hamlet act5s2- his last words)
121
sorrow I embrace my f______ ... some rights of m_____
sorrow I embrace my fortune ... some rights of memory (Fortinbras act5s2- he is the perfect leader)
122
Alexander _____, Alexander was _______, Alexander returns to d___
Alexander dies, Alexander was buried, Alexander returns to dust
