Madness (Feigned & Real) Flashcards
What quote shows Hamlet revealing his plan to feign madness?
“To put an antic disposition on”
What line shows Polonius questioning Hamlet’s sanity?
“Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t.”
What does Ophelia say that reflects her view of Hamlet’s madness?
“O, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown!”
What line shows Gertrude beginning to doubt whether Hamlet’s madness is genuine?
“This is the very coinage of your brain.”
What moment suggests Hamlet’s madness may be bleeding into reality?
“I am but mad north-north-west.”
What quote captures Ophelia’s descent into madness?
“There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance.”
What line shows Claudius’ fear of Hamlet’s unstable behaviour?
“Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.”
What quote suggests that madness is a method for uncovering truth?
“Give me that man that is not passion’s slave.”
