Third Soliloquy (Act 2, Scene 2) Flashcards
Hamlet comparing himself to the first player
1
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“O, what a rogue …
A
… and peasant slave am I!”
2
Q
“What’s Hecuba to him, …
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… or he to Hecuba, That he should weep for her?”
3
Q
“Am I …
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… a coward?”
4
Q
“But I am pigeon-liver’d, and lack gall / …
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… To make oppression bitter”
5
Q
“a bloody, bawdy villain; …
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… remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain!”
6
Q
“the play’s the thing / …
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… Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.”
