This is a collection of Hamlet quotes for all key themes (Indecision, Loyalty, Death, Religion, Politics & Corruption, Comedy, Deception, Madness, Women, Revenge and Appearance) and all characters. Quotes are arranged by scene and make great revision posters! Targeted for A Level students but will...
‘There are more
‘The play’s the thing
‘with wings as swift things in heaven and
wherein I’ll catch the
‘My fate cries out’ … May sweep to my earth, Horatio than
conscience of the
1.4 revenge’ are dreamt of in our
king’
1.5 philosophy’
2.2
1.5
‘Must like a whore
‘Bloody, bawdy ‘I am pigeon livered
‘Am I a coward?’ unpack my heart with
villain!’ and lack gall’
2.2 words’
2.2 2.2
2.2
‘To die, to sleep/To
‘Like john-a-dreams, ‘Conscience does
‘Undiscovered sleep perchance to
unpregnant of my make cowards of us
country’ dream, ay there’s the
cause’ all’
3.1 rub’
2.2 3.1
3.1
‘When he is drunk
‘And so he goes to
‘Now might I do it ‘This same villain asleep, or in his rage,
heaven; and so I am
pat, he is praying’ send to heaven’ or in th’incestuous
revenged’
3.3 3.3 pleasure of his bed’
3.3
3.3
‘only I’ll be revenged
‘O, What a rash and ‘A king of shreds and ‘A foolish prating
most thoroughly for
bloody deed is this!’ patches’ knave’
my father’
3.4 3.4 3.4
4.5
‘Alexander died
‘Who shall stay ‘He leaps in after ‘He stabs claudius ...
alexander was buried,
you?’/’My will, not all laertes, grappling he forces claudius to
alexander returneth
the world’ with him’ drink’
to dust’
4.5 5.1 5.2
5.1
, Loyalty
'Tis in my memory lock'd,
‘I shall obey, my ‘Revenge his foul and
‘Too much i’th’sun’ And you yourself shall
lord.’ most unjust murder'
1.2 keep the key of it’
1.3 1.3 1.5
‘Must like a whore 'brevity is the soul of ‘Good gentlemen, he
unpack my heart with ‘Am I a coward?’ wit, I will be brief. hath much talked of
words’ 2.2 Your noble son is mad' you’
2.2 2.2 2.2
‘To visit you, my lord, ‘My excellent good ‘I think nothing my ‘A king of shreds and
no other occasion.’ friends!’ lord’ patches’
2.2 2.2 3.2 3.4
‘O hamlet thou hast ‘I have no life to
‘Who was in life a
‘I’ll lug the guts’ cleft my heart in breathe what thou
foolish prating knave’
3.4 twain’ hast said to me’
3.4
3.4 3.4
‘And from her fair ‘Rosencrantz and
‘A knavish speech
‘Mad as the sea’ and unpolluted flesh guildenstern are
sleeps in a foolish ear’
4.1 May violets spring!’ dead’
4.2
5.1 5.2
‘He stabs claudius ...
‘I pray you pardon ‘She drinks and offers ‘Come let me wipe
he forces claudius to
me’ the cup to Hamlet’ thy face’
drink’
5.2 5.2 5.2
5.2
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller hazel3. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for £8.59. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
